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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "As long as one limb stirs, one does not think of the grave" (72)?
(a) Emma.
(b) Ephraim.
(c) Maurice.
(d) Nachman.

2. What was written on the postcard Lélia received?
(a) An address Lélia had never seen before.
(b) A sketch of her family.
(c) The names of four family members.
(d) A signature.

3. How did Monsieur Bouveris die?
(a) He had cancer.
(b) He had an accidental overdose.
(c) He was in a car accident.
(d) He died by suicide.

4. Why was Ephraim in the newspaper?
(a) He created a new farming tool.
(b) He created a bread machine.
(c) He made a beautiful piece of art.
(d) He ran for political office.

5. Where does Anne meet with Gerard Rambert?
(a) A frozen yogurt shop.
(b) A pizza shop.
(c) A Chinese food restauarant.
(d) A coffee shop.

6. How often was Noémie able to write to her parents from the camp?
(a) Once per day.
(b) Once per month.
(c) Once per week.
(d) Once per year.

7. Who observed Myriam and found her to be less pretty than Vicente's last girlfriend?
(a) Jeanine.
(b) Emma.
(c) Noémie.
(d) Gabriele.

8. What was interesting about the weather on the day the postcard was sent?
(a) It was extremely humid.
(b) There was a blizzard.
(c) It was the hottest day on record.
(d) There was a tornado in Paris.

9. What kind of business did Ephraim own in Riga?
(a) A caviar business.
(b) A flower shop.
(c) A citrus farm.
(d) An egg shop.

10. What does Lélia want to see at the town hall?
(a) Noémi's notebooks.
(b) Her parents' marriage certificate.
(c) Her mother's photos.
(d) A photo of Jacques.

11. When the police arrive to arrest Noémi and Jacques, where does Myriam hide?
(a) Under a bed.
(b) In the trunk of a car.
(c) In the orchard.
(d) In a closet.

12. How did Lélia's mail end up on the ground?
(a) She always threw her mail on the ground out of anger.
(b) Her mailbox was broken.
(c) She did not have a mailbox.
(d) Her postal worker didn not like her.

13. When did Myriam die?
(a) 2018.
(b) 1995.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2010.

14. Where were Jacques and Noémie taken last?
(a) Paris.
(b) Lodz.
(c) Piviers.
(d) Auschwitz.

15. When was Myriam able to have her family declared missing?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1942.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the police in Moscow want to arrest Ephraim?

2. Who tells Anne she is only Jewish when it suits her?

3. Who refuses to come to Paris, saying it is "better to be a wise man in hell than a fool in heaven" (44)?

4. What was Lélia doing when she found the postcard?

5. When was Myriam able to have her family declared dead?

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