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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 is he name of the woman who takes care of Misha?

2. Where does Misha tell the man who finds him he is going?

3. Who of the boys really believes there is a cow in the ghetto?

4. Who do Misha and Janina meet once when they steal food from someone's house?

5. What happens to the ghetto after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Misha wake up to Janina's screaming when they take a nap in the street?

2. How does Mr. Milgrom respond when he finds out Janina has been smuggling?

3. What does the man Misha finds standing over him one morning do?

4. What happened to Olek in the ghetto?

5. What does Uncle Shepsel decide about his faith while in the ghetto?

6. Who is Buffo and what does he smell like?

7. Who does Misha begins seeing on the other side after Mr. Milgrom bans Janina from smuggling?

8. How does Misha lose Janina?

9. How does Janina react when Misha drops off food at the orphanage?

10. Where is the cow that Janina finds in the ghetto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the narrative voice of Misha. Use specific moments from the text to analyze the nature of this voice.

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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