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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sugar - December, 1943 (pp.66-129).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Hansel throw his luck away?
(a) When Magda stole a button off Hansel's coat.
(b) When Hansel threw his breadcrumbs on the ground.
(c) When Hansel crossed the line the old woman drew.
(d) When Hansel stole the bread given to the birds.

3. Why does the Major take a liking to Gretel when she is first brought to the village?
(a) She is from Germany.
(b) Gretel understands German.
(c) She reminds him of his sister.
(d) She knows what Kulturtrager meant.

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

5. Why is Magda nervous about the children being in town?
(a) Magda does not think Gretel and Hansel will pass as her family.
(b) Magda is afraid the boy will forget his story.
(c) Gretel is afraid she will make a mistake.
(d) The priest might have second thoughts and turn them in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret was the Stepmother keeping from the father of Hansel and Gretel?

2. What is the S.S. Oberfuhrer and Brown Sister's purpose in the village?

3. Why does the Russian's group attack the farm?

4. What does the Stepmother discover during the raid on the train?

5. When the partisans raid the farm, what is the purpose of the hut beside the river?

(see the answer key)

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