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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the Jewish children in Germany are being taught self-destruction, what are the German children taught?
(a) Pride.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Murder.
(d) Self-hate.

2. What was the "Final Solution"?
(a) Acceptance of the Jews.
(b) Rescue of the Jews.
(c) Deportation of the Jews.
(d) Extermination of the Jews.

3. What was Ernie's assignment in the French army?
(a) Infantryman.
(b) Stretcher bearer.
(c) Cook.
(d) Calvary man.

4. Why is it easy to find work in the Rhone Valley in 1942?
(a) It is a year of abundant crops.
(b) Many towns and villages are rebuilding.
(c) There are no men left in the countryside.
(d) The area is industrializing.

5. What is the last thing Ernie promises the children?
(a) They will not be killed.
(b) He will keep them safe from harm.
(c) He will go into the kingdom with them.
(d) They will not be imprisoned.

6. What does the SS aide say that Ernie's case reminds him of?
(a) Those who die under torture.
(b) Those who avoid torture.
(c) Those who are terrified of torture.
(d) Those who request torture.

7. What does Ernie agree to do with The Association?
(a) Sign up to join.
(b) Publicize their meetings.
(c) Go to their dances.
(d) Live with them.

8. As they breathed the gas, when did Ernie promise Golda he would see her?
(a) Never.
(b) Before the end of the world.
(c) In a little while.
(d) Before the night was over.

9. Why do the members of The Association say it is useless to push a Levy?
(a) They are already down.
(b) They can fly all by themselves.
(c) They will fall all by themselves.
(d) They are stronger than others.

10. In his isolation from his family and companions, what does Ernie decide to become?
(a) A dog.
(b) Lord of the flies.
(c) A flea.
(d) A fly.

11. What is in the bridal chamber when Ernie and Golda first enter in Ernie's dream?
(a) A rooster and a fish.
(b) Doves and butterflies.
(c) A sewing machine, a bundle, and a cot.
(d) A canopied bed.

12. When France surrenders, what happens to Ernie's family interred at Gurs?
(a) They are deported.
(b) They are set free.
(c) They are shot.
(d) They are delivered to Nazi extermination camps.

13. What does Ernie feel toward his whole family as he lies in the hospital bed?
(a) Pity.
(b) Gratitude.
(c) Worry.
(d) Love.

14. Why does Ernie decide he must leave the city of Marseilles?
(a) He is losing weight.
(b) He keeps falling in love.
(c) He is reminded of home.
(d) He keeps getting in fights.

15. What animal does Ernie ultimately dream he becomes?
(a) A snail.
(b) A cockroach.
(c) A rat.
(d) An amoeba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the SS man instruct the prisoners that the gas in the bathhouse would do?

2. Ernie thinks falling in love can lead to ________________.

3. Ernie tells Golda that Jesus was _____________.

4. What did the signs directing the prisoners to the baths say?

5. What lifesaving device was distributed to all workmen except Jews?

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