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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 show Janina in the cemetery?

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

3. Who dies in the Milgrom house?

4. Why does Misha stop badgering Buffo?

5. Who usually wears rags on his feet instead of shoes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Uri come to the ghetto to warn Misha about?

6. What does the Jackboot in the courtyard do with his girlfriend?

7. How does Misha lose Janina?

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

9. Why do the boys beat Kuba on the behind?

10. What is the legend of the cow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the author's narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the relationship between Misha and Doctor Korczak. What is important about this bond, and why? Use evidence from the text to support your claims.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze Misha's understanding of his own history. What does he know about his past, and in what ways does his understanding of it change throughout the novel?

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