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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 Mr. Milgrom gives the guards at the cemetery?

2. Where does Misha go when he has money after the war?

3. Who shoots Misha in the ear?

4. How many children come to live with the Milgroms?

5. What does Mr. Milgrom tell Misha to do before it is too late?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the legend of the cow?

3. Why does Misha adore his granddaughter so much?

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

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

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

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

8. Where does Misha take Janina on the night after the Jackboots threaten to kill smugglers?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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