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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. When did Ephraim's business go bankrupt?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1919.

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

3. Who did Anne talk to about Clara's incident at school?
(a) The principal.
(b) The parents of the child.
(c) Clara's teacher.
(d) Clara's counselor.

4. How did Noémie die?
(a) She had a serious infection.
(b) She had the flu.
(c) She was shot.
(d) She had typhus.

5. How did Jacques die?
(a) He was killed with a gas.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He died of typhus.
(d) He died of a flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Monsieur Fauchere have in his home?

2. What kind of business did Ephraim own in Riga?

3. Who says, "As long as one limb stirs, one does not think of the grave" (72)?

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

5. What did Anne learn about postage stamps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Roberte Affair?

2. What had changed about Emma's in-laws when she saw them in Palestine?

3. What did Emmanuel do when he moved to Paris?

4. What was written on the postcard Lélia received?

5. Who is Vicente Picabia?

6. What was upsetting to Noémi about a tea party held by a classmate?

7. Why were Noémi and Jacques taken to Auschwitz before their parents?

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

9. How does Myriam get through the checkpoints with Vicente's mother and sister?

10. What happened when Anne spoke to her daughter's principal?

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