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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday does the German soldier ask Mama if she is traveling to her brother's to celebrate?
(a) New Year's.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Yom Kipper.
(d) Chanukah.

2. Where do Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti pretend they are taking their dolls in Chapter 4?
(a) Holland.
(b) Tivoli.
(c) Norway.
(d) Sweden.

3. Why does Mrs. Johansen believe the German soldiers might be on edge in Chapter 1?
(a) Increasing tensions between the Nazis and others.
(b) Orders from their superiors.
(c) Fighting in the streets.
(d) Activities of the resistance movement.

4. Which of the following characters is Anemarie's younger sister?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Kirsti.
(c) Lois.
(d) Sally.

5. What does Annemarie tell Ellen she should do if the soldiers actually come to the house that night in Chapter 4?
(a) Tell them her name is Lise.
(b) Pretend she cannot talk.
(c) Pretend she cannot hear.
(d) Hide.

6. Which word below best describes how Annemarie feels in her house the first night Ellen sleeps over after her parents leave?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Worried.
(c) Unsafe.
(d) Secure.

7. After going to Uncle Henrik's house, what does Mama insist the girls do from then on?
(a) Only swim during the night.
(b) Eat only potatoes.
(c) Stay in the house.
(d) Help Uncle Henrik on the boat.

8. Who was Lise engaged to?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Peter.
(c) Henrik.
(d) Christian.

9. Which character sleeps through the entire invasion of the soldiers into the home?
(a) Mama.
(b) Annemarie.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Kirsti.

10. What does Annemarie notice is missing from her mother and Uncle Henrik's conversation in Chapter 7?
(a) Serious discussion.
(b) Codes.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Teasing.

11. Which word describes Ellen's reaction to Uncle Henrik's home for the first time?
(a) Depression.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Awe.
(d) Sorrow.

12. Which of the following events is the only thing Annemarie knows is true about Lise's death?
(a) Peter was with her when she died.
(b) She was 21 when she died.
(c) She was hit by a car.
(d) She died in tremendous pain.

13. Where does Papa tell Annemarie's mother to take the girls in Chapter 6?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Ellen's house.
(c) Uncle Henrik's house.
(d) School.

14. Which word describes best how Annemarie feels at being stopped by the German soldiers in Chapter 1?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Lackadaisical.
(c) Apathetic.
(d) Apprehensive.

15. Why did Annemarie's mother say the celebration in Chapter 4 had to be canceled?
(a) The rationing prevented them from being able to have a celebration.
(b) The Germans took Mr. and Mrs. Rosen away.
(c) Mr. and Mrs. Rosen were called away to visit relatives.
(d) Mr. and Mrs. Rosen are very ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Uncle Henrik admit to Annemarie in the barn?

2. In Chapter 4, of what are Kirsti's new shoes made?

3. What does Kirsti wish she could have in Chapter 1, but instead is given plain bread?

4. What does Kirsti show to the German soldiers when they are stopped getting on the train in Chapter 6?

5. What does Annemarie point out to Ellen across the water from Uncle Henrik's home?

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