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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ernie remain calm through the Pimpfe's cruel treatment of him?
(a) He wants to impress Ilse.
(b) The events do not seem real to him.
(c) He accepts it as his lot in life.
(d) He believes it is a Just Man's duty to endure pain.

2. What does Judith unwillingly consent to do for Mordecai?
(a) Become a crystal worker.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Move to Zemyock.
(d) Become a baker.

3. When Benjamin's hand bleeds, what do his fellow workers think about their cruelty?
(a) They have literally pierced him with unkindness.
(b) They have gone beyond forgiveness.
(c) They have become like Germans.
(d) They have become impervious to pain.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the grocer's daughter react when Ernie explains why he has come to the grocery store?

2. Who overruns and destroys the Levys' village?

3. What does Mordecai believe is the significance of being Jewish?

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

5. What did Jews have to do to save their lives in York in 1185?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ernie have in common with the German boy he meets when he runs away from home?

2. What qualities of character does Brother Beast possess?

3. Why does Ilse Bruckner have to end her relationship with her friend Ernie?

4. Why did others regard Mordecai as a fallen Levy?

5. What rationale does Rabbi Yom Tov Levy offer for the mass murder and suicide he instigates?

6. How is Benjamin received by the Jews in Stillenstadt?

7. Why does Judith blame herself for the death of three of her sons?

8. What does Ernie do to ease the emptiness in his heart after the beating?

9. How does Judith recognize Mordecai as a Just Man?

10. What things does Mordecai believe to be incomprehensible?

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