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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Ernie's first words as he comes to life in the hospital?
(a) "The world is going to rack and ruin."
(b) "Everything will be all right."
(c) "Things are not what they seem."
(d) "Be careful. They're deceiving you."

2. How long does Ernie stay in the hospital?
(a) Two years.
(b) Two days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two months.

3. What do Golda and Ernie decide there is no time left to do?
(a) Find a rabbi to marry them.
(b) Set up a canopy for their wedding.
(c) Tell their families about their wedding.
(d) Invite their friends to their wedding.

4. What did the Nazi officer do with Golda's musical instrument?
(a) Burned it.
(b) Stamped on it.
(c) Taken it with him.
(d) Returned it to her.

5. What kind of dogs do the SS officers bring with them to help manage the people in the boxcars?
(a) Bloodhounds and rottweilers.
(b) Pincers and mastiffs.
(c) Bulldogs and bloodhounds.
(d) German shepherds.

6. What does Ernie pray will be taken from his heart on his dream wedding day?
(a) All hatred.
(b) All sorrow.
(c) All Christian influence.
(d) All desire for revenge.

7. Why did the Jews in Germany not believe the warning signs of their destruction?
(a) They did not believe the Nazis would lie.
(b) They believed their suffering served an ultimate purpose.
(c) They believed God would ultimately rescue them.
(d) They did not believe that human beings could behave like the Nazis.

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

9. What does Ernie smell as he gets out of the boxcar?
(a) Food cooking.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Organic matter burning.
(d) Burning rubber.

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

11. What is a brioche?
(a) A sweet roll.
(b) A beard.
(c) A paunchy belly.
(d) A jowl.

12. What does Ernie realizes he lacks when he enters the street in his dream?
(a) Golda.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Directions.
(d) Skin.

13. What word do the members of The Association of Old Zenyock have trouble pronouncing?
(a) Mademoiselle.
(b) Voila.
(c) Bonjour.
(d) Monsieur.

14. In his wedding dream, what shows up at the windows?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Soldiers.
(c) Guests.
(d) Fists.

15. What did the signs directing the prisoners to the baths say?
(a) "To the baths and cafeteria."
(b) "To the baths and dormitories."
(c) "To the baths and dining hall."
(d) "To the baths and inhalations."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ernie do to get the attention of the military in Drancy?

2. How does Mordecai view Jewish suffering?

3. What musical instrument does Golda play?

4. What happened to Ernie's face as he gained weight?

5. What does the SS aide say that Ernie's case reminds him of?

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