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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. Why would Uri not allow the narrator to go outside in Chapter 5?

2. What do the Jackboots make the Jews do for hours on end?

3. What color hair does the boy who finds the narrator at the beginning of the novel have?

4. What does one man in a black coat do with his beard?

5. Where are Janina's parents when Misha goes to the ghetto?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fruit does Misha stumble upon one day, and who does he see watching him from the steps of the house?

2. How do Uri and Misha get food for themselves?

3. What does the little girl invite Misha to, and what does Misha do at that event?

4. Why are there people in the street with newspapers covering their faces in the ghetto?

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

6. What is the significance of the yellow stone necklace that hangs on Misha's neck?

7. What did the boys think of Misha when he first met them?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore the relationship between Janina and Misha. What is significant about this relationship, and why?

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