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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. How does Misha lose Janina?

2. What is Misha told that keeps him from going to the ovens?

3. What happens to the Milgroms' candle holder during Hanukkah?

4. Who is the man who finds Misha after he leaves the ghetto?

5. Who does Misha see when Himmler's parade of cars comes to the ghetto?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are Flops and what do they do?

10. What happened to Olek in the ghetto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you analyze how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop the theme of survival.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze the relationship between Misha and Mr. Milgrom. Who is Mr. Milgrom to Misha, and how is this relationship important to the overall narrative? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

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