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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. Who was related to the Rabinovitch's housekeeper?
(a) Vicente.
(b) The mayor.
(c) Jean.
(d) Monsieur and Madame Francois.

2. Who is Georges?
(a) Clara's father.
(b) Claire's husband.
(c) Anne's boyfriend.
(d) Myriam's second husband.

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

4. Which characters were sent to Pithiviers Camp?
(a) Myriam and Vicente.
(b) Noémie and Emma.
(c) Noémie and Jacques.
(d) Emmanuel and Boris.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says "Knowledge is the true essence of nobility" (55)?

2. When was Myriam able to have her family declared missing?

3. According to Anna's research, who is typically the sender of an anonymous letter?

4. According to a neighbor in Les Forges, what was the city shaken by?

5. Why did Ephraim read "Trifles for a Massacre"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ephraïm and Emma travel to Pesach?

2. How did Myriam's family die?

3. Why was Noémi sent to work for Dr. Hautval?

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

5. When did Anne ask Lélia about the history of their family?

6. What was the Roberte Affair?

7. Describe the "wonderful day" filled with "complete joy" for the Rabinovitch family (58).

8. What did the apples symbolize at Pesach?

9. What did Maurice Wolf write to the Rabinovitch family about his neighborhood?

10. What had Emma and Ephraïm packed when they were arrested?

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