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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ice Storm - Bones (pp.130-191).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Stepmother, why is it not a bad thing to be killed by a horse?
(a) It is better than being murdered by a Nazi.
(b) It is a death unspoiled by any ideas.
(c) The horses are big and death would be instant.
(d) The Jew never knew what hit him.

2. What was the third book Gretel's father was able to save when they were forced from their home?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Fairy-tales.
(c) Atlas.
(d) Torah.

3. What does Magda miss the most about the village?
(a) The smells of cooking.
(b) The smells of the pecans and peaches.
(c) The soup.
(d) Oranges.

4. What animal does Gretel and Hansel get to see with Telek in their fist venture out into the forest?
(a) Wild boar.
(b) An elk.
(c) A wolf.
(d) Wild horses.

5. Who are the Rom?
(a) Romanian Gypsies.
(b) Roman Jews.
(c) Russian Revolutionaries.
(d) German Nazis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the Oberfuhrer want Nelka's blood?

3. What does Magda have to teach the children?

4. Why is Father Poitr getting drunk before Mass?

5. Why is the stepmother in the woods when Gretel is raped?

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