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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 Janina's uncle call their new home?

2. Where does Uri take the narrator to sleep?

3. What does Uri tell Misha he believes in?

4. What name does Uri give the narrator?

5. What do the boys in the stable think the narrator is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Misha wake up to find in the stable one morning?

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

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

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

5. Where does Misha go as soon as he gets to the ghetto, the morning the Jackboots came to the stable, and what does he discover there?

6. What does Misha come across in the cemetery?

7. What carnival ride does Misha discover near the orphanage?

8. What did Misha find in the stable the first night that Uri took him?

9. Who does Misha find living at Janina's house one day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the author's narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze the relationship between Misha and Uri. What kind of relationship do they have with one another, and why is it important, especially for Misha? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring Misha's understanding of his own identity. Who is he, and what or who makes him that way? Use specific examples from the text to support your claims.

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