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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Witch - The Village Piaski (pp.1-65).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the man hide his two children to escape Bialystok?
(a) The man made them wear men's clothes.
(b) The man cut their hair off.
(c) The man hid the children in truck tires.
(d) The man passed them off as mechanic's helpers.

2. What does the father, now named the Mechanik, have to do to prove his loyalty?
(a) The Mechanikhas to steal gas.
(b) Like the woman, The Mechanik has to kill a Nazi.
(c) The Mechanik has to get the motorcycle.
(d) The Mechanik must meet them in the woods.

3. What was the woman, Magda, terrified of?
(a) The dogs being set on them.
(b) Leaving the motorcycle behind.
(c) The children being left behind.
(d) The Nazis catching them.

4. What relationship does Nelka have with Father Piotr?
(a) Nelka is the pirest's daughter.
(b) Nelka is his grand-daughter.
(c) Nelka is Magda's daughter, his niece.
(d) Nelka is his cousin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What saves the children's father from being killed by the band of partisans?

2. Why does Nelka call the kerosene "Polish Perfume"?

3. Why did the girl, now named Gretel, insist on sleeping under the leaves?

4. Who are the Rom?

5. Why does Hansel want to look like a Nazi?

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