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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Misha do on the night he makes a discovery about the wall?

2. What is the boy running by the train carrying?

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

4. What happens to the boy running by the train?

5. Who watches the narrator eat his tomato?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Misha come across in the cemetery?

3. What does Misha start doing with Janina after her birthday party?

4. What happens when Misha runs headfirst into another boy after he stole cream puffs from a woman on the street?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Misha sneaks out to ride the horses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is an urban legend that exists in the ghetto that states that there is a cow running about. What is the significance of this legend? Why is it so important to Misha? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the narrative voice of Misha. Use specific moments from the text to analyze the nature of this voice.

Essay Topic 3

Surviving trauma and tragedy is at the heart of the novel. Analyze how the narrator deals with the traumas and tragedies that he experiences, both during and after the war.

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