View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there children singing in the courtyard?

2. Who does Misha warn the Milgroms is coming to the ghetto?

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

4. What does Misha call the world outside the ghetto?

5. Who picks up the dead body from the street?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Uri dressed in fine clothes at the Jackboot hotel?

4. Why does Misha adore his granddaughter so much?

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

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

7. What do the boys do with Jon's shoes when they discover his dead body?

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

9. What do the boys tell Misha about angels?

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

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 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.

Essay Topic 2

Misha becomes a regular smuggler once he discovers a two-brick hole in the wall the separates the ghetto from the rest of the city. How does Misha's smuggling directly affect the plot of the novel? Use specific passages from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 607 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample