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

2. What do the Russian partisans say will eventually kill all the Germans?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The Polish.
(c) Their punctuality.
(d) Their haste.

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

4. What animal does Gretel and Hansel get to see with Telek in their fist venture out into the forest?
(a) A wolf.
(b) An elk.
(c) Wild horses.
(d) Wild boar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On one especially cold night, what does Lydka do for the partisans?

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

3. Why does the Mechanik kill the soldier?

4. What happens to all the German horses?

5. Why does Nelka collect all the Russian fliers that are dropped from the sky?

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