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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mordecai Levy advise the village girl he meets to be kind to him?
(a) He might be a spy from her father.
(b) He might be the love of her life.
(c) He might be a messenger from God.
(d) He might be a messenger from the devil.

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

3. What does Mordecai do in response to Ernie's act of heroism in protecting Frau Tuszynski?
(a) Mordecai tells Ernie that he is proud of him.
(b) Mordecai tells Ernie that they will leave Stillenstadt.
(c) Mordecai tells Ernie that he is ashamed of him.
(d) Mordecai tells Ernie the history of the Just Men.

4. What does Ernie win for good performance in school?
(a) Books.
(b) Medals.
(c) Ribbons.
(d) Certificates.

5. How does the family avoid attack on the way to the synagogue?
(a) They split up into small groups.
(b) They take off their cloaks and hats.
(c) They avoid main streets and thoroughfares.
(d) They travel together to protect each other.

6. How does Ernie prepare himself for the pain of a Just Man's life?
(a) He cuts himself.
(b) He poisons himself.
(c) He burns himself.
(d) He chokes himself.

7. Why did the Jews refuse to work in Polish factories when the country industrialized?
(a) They could not observe the Sabbath.
(b) They were too frail.
(c) They preferred honorable starvation to work.
(d) They thought the factories were devilish.

8. What is Ilse Bruckner first in at Ernie's school?
(a) German.
(b) Science.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Music.

9. How did Rabbi Yom Tov Levy get his people out of the besieged watchtower of York?
(a) He killed them.
(b) He dug a tunnel.
(c) He disguised them.
(d) He offered to take their place at the stake.

10. What are Jews called in Herr Kremer's school?
(a) Exchange students.
(b) Specimens.
(c) Examples.
(d) Guests.

11. What does Benjamin call his wife?
(a) Fraulein Blumenthal.
(b) Dearly beloved.
(c) My dove.
(d) Little darling.

12. How does Chaim Levy attract the children of the village where he lives?
(a) With threats of disaster.
(b) With candy and nuts.
(c) With ancient stories.
(d) With promises of treats.

13. What occupation does Mordecai Levy take up after harvesting potatoes?
(a) Peddler.
(b) Cobbler.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Cook.

14. Whom does Ernie decide he will represent as a Just Man if people reject him?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Cats.
(c) Flies.
(d) Dogs.

15. What does Moritz love best as a child?
(a) Running.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Studying.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which group of children is Ernie separated?

2. How does Benjamin believe his success in business has helped his fellow Jews?

3. Who overruns and destroys the Levys' village?

4. What is Benjamin Levy's occupation?

5. Why is the village upset when Chaim Levy has more than one son?

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