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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. Why has no one from the village reported Father Piotr and Magda for being Rom?
(a) The man was a priest.
(b) The villagers didn't know they were Rom.
(c) The villagers were afraid the woman, Magda, was a witch.
(d) The villagers just hadn't yet the opportunity.

2. Why does Nelka call the kerosene "Polish Perfume"?
(a) Kerosene was used to keep the bugs at bay.
(b) Kerosene was a traditional scent.
(c) Kerosene was all they had to use for perfume.
(d) Kerosene was used to keep hunger at bay.

3. Why did Gretel look all around them before they got out of the pile of leaves?
(a) Gretel was making sure there wasn't anyone around.
(b) Gretel was looking for footprints.
(c) Gretel was admiring the snow.
(d) Gretel was afraid someone heard them.

4. Why was the old woman, named Magda, feeding the birds?
(a) Because Magda still had hope.
(b) Magda had enough to waste.
(c) Bread was unimportant.
(d) The bread was old.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Witch on page 1, what story has been told over and over again full of lies?

3. When did Hansel throw his luck away?

4. What happens to all the German horses?

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

(see the answer key)

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