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

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

3. What does Mr. Milgrom tell Misha to do before it is too late?
(a) To help the family escape the ghetto.
(b) To help take down the Jackboots.
(c) To leave the ghetto but do not come back with Janina.
(d) To leave the ghetto with Janina and not come back.

4. What does Misha do on street corners in America?
(a) Tell people's fortunes.
(b) Sing.
(c) Dance.
(d) Talk about his past.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shoots Misha in the ear?

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

3. Who does Janina say Misha should feed?

4. What is Misha's favorite place to loot?

5. What does Buffo smell like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Misha go after he earns enough money to buy a steamship ticket?

2. What do the boys do with Jon's shoes when they discover his dead body?

3. What are Flops and what do they do?

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

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

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

7. What does the Jackboot in the courtyard do with his girlfriend?

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

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

10. Why is Uri dressed in fine clothes at the Jackboot hotel?

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