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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1 through 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the people joining the new organization wear?
(a) Brown shirts.
(b) Black coats.
(c) Top hats.
(d) Swastikas.

2. Why was the man Riva saw attacked by Germans?
(a) He tried to take a gun on the floor.
(b) He tried to touch a German.
(c) He tried to help a Jewish pregnant woman.
(d) He tried to flee.

3. What did the men Riva overheard talk about?
(a) How to escape to England.
(b) The price of food.
(c) How to keep their families safe.
(d) The war and the world situation.

4. What did the landlady's grandson wear when he pounded on the door?
(a) A Nazi uniform.
(b) A payot.
(c) A Communist uniform.
(d) A dress.

5. How old was Riva's cousin when they lived in Poland?
(a) 16 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 13 years old.
(d) 14 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the people of the ghetto encouraged to do?

2. What amenities were eliminated shortly after the creation of the ghetto?

3. What did Riva's mother plead for the landlady to leave?

4. Where did the young man that came to Riva's house in search of his family stay?

5. What were the Jews forced to wear in 1940?

(see the answer key)

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