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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 Mr. Milgrom say happiness comes from?

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

3. Who do Misha and Janina often taunt in the ghetto?

4. What do the Jackboots do to stop the smugglers?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Misha ask Big Henryk to beat his feet with a stick?

4. What is the ghetto like when Misha returns to it after the war?

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

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

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

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

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

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 in which you explore the significance of secondary characters such as Mrs. Milgrom and Uncle Shepsel. They are not major characters in the novel, and yet their presence has an important impact on the narrative and its characters. Use evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

When Misha first sees the Jackboots, he is awestruck by their rigidity and harshness, and decides early on that he would like to be one some day. How does Misha's viewpoint of the Jackboots change throughout the novel, and why?

Essay Topic 3

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

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