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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. Who did Misha catch taking Janina's bread one night?
2. Where are the Jews walking in the parade headed?
3. What kind of food does Misha steal from one family's dinner table?
4. What does Misha do when he rides the horses?
5. Where does Misha begin to steal food when the bakeries run out of bread?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the boys think of Misha when he first met them?
2. What does the little girl invite Misha to, and what does Misha do at that event?
3. Who does Misha wake up to find in the stable one morning?
4. Who does Misha see in the parade that leads the Jews to the ghetto?
5. Why are there people in the street with newspapers covering their faces in the ghetto?
6. What happens to the merry-go-round the morning after Misha sneaks out to ride it?
7. 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?
8. What foods do Uri and Misha love?
9. What fruit does Misha stumble upon one day, and who does he see watching him from the steps of the house?
10. What does Misha think he might be when the boys inspect him in the stable?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop the theme of survival.
Essay Topic 2
This story is told entirely from Misha's perspective. Analyze the author's choice to tell the story from Misha's point of view. How does viewing events from the point of view of a child affect the plot?
Essay Topic 3
The ghetto comes across as a character of its own in the novel. Write an essay in which you analyze the significance and nature of the Warsaw ghetto. Select three defining characteristic of the ghetto as described by Misha and explain why they are important to the overall narrative.
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