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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. Where does Misha take Janina on the one night they do not smuggle?

2. Who does Misha say he feeds?

3. What do the boys do with the dead boy's shoes?

4. Where does Misha sleep until the war is over?

5. What does Misha give Janina so she can be held upside down and beaten on her behind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Misha lose Janina?

2. Where do Janina and Misha sneak off to one night?

3. How do Misha and Janina get food for a few nights that does not entail smuggling it?

4. What does the man with the silver pipe do in the ghetto?

5. How does Himmler arrive at the ghetto, and who does he see?

6. How do the Jackboots react when they discover Jews have been smuggling food?

7. Why does the farmer keep Misha in his barn tied to a stable at night?

8. Why could Janina and Misha no longer leave their loot on the table in their room?

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

10. Where does Misha go after he earns enough money to buy a steamship ticket?

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

Write an essay in which you explore Misha's life after the war ends. What about Misha's daily life remains the same, and what changes? 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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