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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Eindeutschung - The Oven (pp.192-255).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Oberfuhrer want Nelka's blood?
(a) Athletes do it for the Olympic games.
(b) He has a blood disorder.
(c) The Oberfuhrer is mentally deranged.
(d) Transfusions can increase energy.

2. What does the Russian order done to the German soldiers?
(a) He orders their heads cut off and placed at their feet.
(b) He kills two of the soldiers and beheads one.
(c) He orders them all shot.
(d) He steals all of their clothes and shoes.

3. Why is the Major not fighting on the front lines?
(a) The Major is a pacifist.
(b) Being a Major is a promotion.
(c) He is not a real soldier.
(d) He has lost one of his eyes.

4. What is the S.S. Oberfuhrer and Brown Sister's purpose in the village?
(a) The Brown Sister is taking girls for the Sisterhood, while the Oberfuhrer is taking boys for the army.
(b) The children who are unhealthy and imperfect will be sent to the concentration camps.
(c) They are taking the children who are blonde and blue eyed.
(d) They want to train the children to be soldiers.

5. When the partisans raid the farm, what is the purpose of the hut beside the river?
(a) It is used as an ice house.
(b) It is used as a smoke house.
(c) It is a fishing hut.
(d) It is a storage hut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Stepmother discover during the raid on the train?

2. Why does the Major take a liking to Gretel when she is first brought to the village?

3. What happens on March 11, 1944 to the partisans?

4. Why is the stepmother so interested in the burning barn?

5. According to the Stepmother, why is it not a bad thing to be killed by a horse?

(see the answer key)

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