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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, the Just Man of the Flies, Part 1 | Chapter 4, The Just Man of the Flies, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Judith do when a soldier attacks Mordecai?
(a) She offers herself in his place.
(b) She faints.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She kills him.

2. What did Judith call Benjamin's affliction when they arrived at Stillenstadt?
(a) A contagion from the Germans.
(b) A cleansing force.
(c) A sign from God.
(d) A change of blood.

3. What does Mordecai believe is the significance of being Jewish?
(a) They are persecuted on behalf of the whole world.
(b) They are cursed by God.
(c) They are wiser through suffering than other peoples.
(d) They are holier than other people.

4. Who overruns and destroys the Levys' village?
(a) Italians.
(b) Cossacks.
(c) Ukrainians.
(d) Germans.

5. What is Mordecai's pet name for Judith?
(a) My angel.
(b) My pussycat.
(c) My mare.
(d) My dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Yankel, the young Galician, do when he saw the parade of fascists?

2. What occupation does Mordecai Levy take up after harvesting potatoes?

3. Why did the Jews refuse to work in Polish factories when the country industrialized?

4. What does Mordecai want to rejuvenate his life after he can't work?

5. How does the family avoid attack on the way to the synagogue?

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