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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 bring to Janina's family the second time he goes to the ghetto?

2. What does Uri give to the narrator?

3. What does a woman on the train do to Uri?

4. Who does Misha share his first bit of stolen food in the ghetto with?

5. Why does the boy in the street have a newspaper on his face?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Misha take the roasted rats he steals?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze whether Misha is a reliable narrator or not. Include evidence from the text to support your claims.

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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