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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. Where does Misha tell the man who finds him he is going?
(a) To the ghetto.
(b) To the ovens.
(c) To America.
(d) To France.

2. What does Misha tell Janina's father about her?
(a) That she wants to escape.
(b) That she hates him.
(c) That she has been smuggling food with him.
(d) That she does not want to be Jewish.

3. What had Mrs. Milgrom told Misha about their relationship?
(a) That she was not like a sister.
(b) That she was his mother.
(c) That she was like a sister.
(d) That she was not his mother.

4. Why does Misha ask Big Henryk to beat his feet?
(a) For fun.
(b) So he will stop growing.
(c) So he does not have to walk anymore.
(d) Because Janina told him to.

5. What does the man with the silver pipe invite children to do?
(a) Come with him to candy mountain.
(b) Learn to read.
(c) Come to his house for tea.
(d) Play with his kids.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Uncle Shepsel read religiously?

2. What kind of cow does Janina show Misha?

3. Who are the Flops?

4. Where does Misha take Janina on the one night they do not smuggle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the cow that Janina finds in the ghetto?

2. What happened to Olek in the ghetto?

3. What does the man with the silver pipe do in the ghetto?

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

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

6. How does Mr. Milgrom respond when he finds out Janina has been smuggling?

7. Where do Janina and Misha sneak off to one night?

8. Why could Janina and Misha no longer leave their loot on the table in their room?

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

10. Why does Misha wake up to Janina's screaming when they take a nap in the street?

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