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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Misha offer to trade a baker for bread?
(a) Uri.
(b) His pants.
(c) His necklace.
(d) His shoes.

2. Where does Uri tell Misha he is originally from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

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

4. Who comes to get Misha after he rode the horses?
(a) Uri.
(b) Jon.
(c) A Jackboot.
(d) Janina.

5. What does Uri give to the narrator?
(a) A new pair of shoes.
(b) A backstory.
(c) A father.
(d) A comb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is on the track running at the same speed as the train?

2. What happens to one boy who jumps from his loft when the stable is invaded?

3. What kind of food does the narrator find in a garden?

4. What does Misha bring to Janina's family the second time he goes to the ghetto?

5. Where do Misha and the boys sleep in the ghetto?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the boys think of Misha when he first met them?

2. Where did Uri take Misha to sleep at night, and what was there?

3. What does the narrator say his name is at the beginning of the novel, and why?

4. What foods do Uri and Misha love?

5. What does Misha bring with him the next time he comes to the ghetto, in Chapter 16?

6. What happens to the merry-go-round the morning after Misha sneaks out to ride it?

7. Who comes into the stable one morning, in Chapter 17, and force the boys out?

8. How do Uri and Misha get food for themselves?

9. What are the men in black coats doing on the first day of the parade?

10. What does Misha think he might be when the boys inspect him in the stable?

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