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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 steal from Janina on her birthday?

2. Who does the crowd standing around the horses accuse of ruining it?

3. What happens when Misha tries to ride the horses for the first time?

4. Who comes to get Misha after he rode the horses?

5. What does Misha notice about the wall around the ghetto?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Misha come across in the cemetery?

2. Who is not in the stable on the morning the Jackboots come to the sable, and where is he?

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

4. What happens to Misha's ear one night when he sneaks out to Janina's house?

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

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

8. What is Janina's family's new home in the ghetto like?

9. Who does Misha see in the parade that leads the Jews to the ghetto?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Misha first sees the Jackboots, he is awestruck by their rigidity and harshness, and decides early on that he would like to be one some day. How does Misha's viewpoint of the Jackboots change throughout the novel, and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the relationship between Misha and his granddaughter. What is significant about this relationship, and why does Misha cherish the girl the way he does at the end of the novel?

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