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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Leaving - the Witch (pp.256-297).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Telek believe Nelka's baby will come sooner than December?
(a) The baby is not healthy.
(b) The baby is at full term.
(c) Nelka is undernourished.
(d) Nelka is not sure of her actual due date.

2. According to the Witch on page 1, what story has been told over and over again full of lies?
(a) Wicked Stepmother.
(b) World War II.
(c) Hansel and Gretel.
(d) Nazi Invasion.

3. What is ordered to happen to Gretel at the age of 13 when she is inspected?
(a) She will be sterilized.
(b) She will be made to marry.
(c) She will be killed.
(d) She will be sent to Germany.

4. What is the Hour of the Wolf?
(a) The darkest, often hopeless moment before dawn.
(b) The wolves can be caught during that specific hour.
(c) The time when the wolves are out hunting.
(d) It is when the moon begins to set.

5. How do Gretel and Hansel cross the river?
(a) The children wade across the shallow river.
(b) They get a ride on top of a Russian tank.
(c) They both walk across the bridge.
(d) Gretel thinks they are taken across by a large swan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret did the little boy need to keep?

2. What do the two children eat while making their way to the ghetto?

3. What does Gretel find in the wheat field?

4. What does Gretel think Magda is trying to do to her and Hansel?

5. Why is Father Poitr getting drunk before Mass?

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