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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which boy does Misha and his friends find dead in the street?
(a) Jon.
(b) Uri.
(c) Enos.
(d) Ferdi.

2. What advice does Misha give to Janina?
(a) Not to look guilty.
(b) To look guilty.
(c) To smile.
(d) Not to smile.

3. What does Uri warn Misha about in the ghetto?
(a) That the Jackboots are going to kill everyone.
(b) That the ghetto is going to burn down.
(c) That the Jackboots are deporting the Jews.
(d) That the Jews will never leave the ghetto.

4. Where does Misha sleep until the war is over?
(a) In a barber shop.
(b) In a barn.
(c) On train tracks.
(d) In a stable.

5. What object of Misha's does Janina throw over the wall?
(a) His shoes.
(b) His necklace.
(c) His watch.
(d) His socks.

6. Which of the boys finds the bombing funny?
(a) Misha.
(b) Enos.
(c) Olek.
(d) Uri.

7. Why was the body Janina looks at hanged?
(a) He was hanged for no reason.
(b) He was hanged for trying to escape.
(c) He was hanged for lying.
(d) He was hanged for smuggling.

8. What does Janina put under Misha's bed to mess with him?
(a) A buttercream candy.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A rat bone.
(d) A dead bird.

9. How do Janina and Misha get food without smuggling for a few nights?
(a) The boys share their food with them.
(b) Someone tosses food over the wall.
(c) The man with the silver pipe share his.
(d) Uri gets it to them through the hole.

10. Who do Misha and Janina often taunt in the ghetto?
(a) Buffo.
(b) Olek.
(c) Uncle Shepsel.
(d) Big Henryk.

11. Where does Misha celebrate his first Hanukkah?
(a) Outside the ghetto.
(b) The Milgroms'.
(c) The stable.
(d) The orphanage.

12. What kind of cow does Janina show Misha?
(a) A real, live cow.
(b) A picture of a cow.
(c) A stuffed cow.
(d) She does not show Misha a cow.

13. Who usually wears rags on his feet instead of shoes?
(a) Olek.
(b) Misha.
(c) Big Henryk.
(d) Uri.

14. What happens to the Milgroms' candle holder during Hanukkah?
(a) It breaks.
(b) They misplace it.
(c) Misha hides it.
(d) Someone steals it.

15. Who else receives food from Misha other than the Milgroms?
(a) The Jackboots.
(b) The boys.
(c) The orphanage.
(d) Buffo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Misha so mesmerized by the flamethrower?

2. What does Misha think he is made to do?

3. What do the Jackboots threaten to do if they catch people smuggling?

4. What does Misha give Janina to cheer her up?

5. Who do Misha and Janina meet once when they steal food from someone's house?

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