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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the boys in the stable think the narrator is?
(a) A Jackboot.
(b) A gypsy.
(c) An orphan.
(d) A Jew.

2. What happens to one boy who jumps from his loft when the stable is invaded?
(a) He broke his neck.
(b) He attacked the invaders.
(c) He was shot.
(d) He broke his leg.

3. Who does Misha tell the boys Janina is?
(a) His friend.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His sister.
(d) His girlfriend.

4. What happens to the first jar of fish that Misha finds while in the ghetto?
(a) He drops it.
(b) It gets stolen.
(c) He loses it.
(d) He eats the whole thing.

5. What explodes in front of the train?
(a) A shop.
(b) A church.
(c) A car.
(d) A bakery.

6. What does one man in a black coat do with his beard?
(a) He tries to eat it.
(b) He chops it off.
(c) He shampoos it on the street.
(d) He scrubs the sidewalk with it.

7. Where does Misha begin sleeping after he faints in front of the Jackboots?
(a) With the boys.
(b) Outside the ghetto.
(c) The orphanage.
(d) The Milgroms.

8. What does Misha realize about himself after the Jackboots point it out?
(a) That he is unintelligent.
(b) That he smells bad.
(c) That he is ugly.
(d) That he is short.

9. Who comes and collects Misha when he rides the horses?
(a) A Jackboot.
(b) Doctor Korczak.
(c) Uri.
(d) Enos.

10. Where do Misha and the boys sleep in the ghetto?
(a) With Janina's family.
(b) In the orphanage.
(c) In their house.
(d) In the rubble.

11. What do the Jackboots make the Jews do for hours on end?
(a) Fight each other.
(b) Sit on their hands.
(c) Stand at attention.
(d) Work in a factory.

12. What kind of jewelry does the narrator wear?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A blue sock.
(c) A yellow stone necklace.
(d) A black comb.

13. What do the men in the black coats do on the street?
(a) They make fun of the Jackboots.
(b) They run from the Jackboots.
(c) They join the Jackboots and torment Jews.
(d) They are tormented by the Jackboots.

14. What do angels do according to the boys?
(a) Live in Hell.
(b) Help people in need.
(c) Live in Heaven.
(d) Make people's lives worse.

15. What happens when Misha tries to ride the horses for the first time?
(a) He gets kicked off.
(b) He rides all night long.
(c) He never rides the horses.
(d) He is welcomed by the children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Jews walking in the parade headed?

2. Where does Uri take the narrator to sleep?

3. Why does Misha decide he does not want to ride the horses anymore?

4. Who watches the narrator eat his tomato?

5. What does the little girl invite Misha to when he sees her again?

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