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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 give Janina to cheer her up?
(a) An egg and a pickle.
(b) A buttercream candy.
(c) A cake.
(d) A doll.

2. What does Mrs. Milgrom usually do during the day?
(a) Lie on her mattress.
(b) Play with Janina.
(c) Read books.
(d) Try to find food.

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

4. Who is Buffo?
(a) A Flop.
(b) A Jackboot.
(c) Uri's brother.
(d) Himmler's assistant.

5. Who is the man who finds Misha after he leaves the ghetto?
(a) A Nazi.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A Jew.
(d) A baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the Milgroms' candle holder during Hanukkah?

2. Why does Misha ask Big Henryk to beat his feet?

3. What do the two Jackboots and their girlfriends do in the ghetto?

4. How many new people come to live with the Milgroms?

5. Why are there children singing in the courtyard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the legend of the cow?

2. What does the man Misha finds standing over him one morning do?

3. How does Himmler arrive at the ghetto, and who does he see?

4. How does Misha lose Janina?

5. What is the ghetto like when Misha returns to it after the war?

6. Why does Misha ask Big Henryk to beat his feet with a stick?

7. How do the Jackboots react when they discover Jews have been smuggling food?

8. Who is Buffo and what does he smell like?

9. Who does Misha begins seeing on the other side after Mr. Milgrom bans Janina from smuggling?

10. Why do the boys beat Kuba on the behind?

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