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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 does Hansel want to look like a Nazi?
(a) Nazi's are never told what to do.
(b) Nazi's all have clean uniforms.
(c) Nazi's have guns.
(d) Nazi's all have blonde hair.

2. Why does the Mechanik kill the soldier?
(a) The soldier discovers the Mechanik's presence.
(b) The solider has food.
(c) The clothing and boots on the soldier are valuable.
(d) The Mechanik thinks the children are in danger.

3. Why do Magda, Hansel and Gretel wash with kerosene?
(a) Kerosene keeps them warm.
(b) Kerosene was used as soap.
(c) Kerosene helps to get all the dirt out.
(d) Kerosene gets rid of lice.

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

5. Why is the Man, woman and two children riding motorcycle?
(a) The are trying to get over the border.
(b) They are fleeing the Ghetto.
(c) They are trying to escape the Nazis.
(d) They have broken the law.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gretel look all around them before they got out of the pile of leaves?

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

3. Why did the boy, now named Hansel, leave breadcrumbs in the forest?

4. How is Gretel's age disguised in the photograph?

5. How did the man hide his two children to escape Bialystok?

(see the answer key)

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