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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ice Storm - Bones (pp.130-191).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the stepmother in the woods when Gretel is raped?
(a) She is leaving the Russian partisan group.
(b) She is hunting.
(c) She is checking up on the children.
(d) She is looking for the soldiers.

2. What does Gretel think she is doing as Telek brings her back to the cabin?
(a) Going to her garden.
(b) Going to see a bison.
(c) Going to see the wild ponies.
(d) Eating an orange from her grandfather.

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

4. Why is it hard for Gretel to know what day it is?
(a) There is no clock or calendar.
(b) Gretel cannot tell time.
(c) Magda does not go to the village regularly.
(d) Gretel has lost count of the days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Menorah signify?

2. Why does Telek believe Nelka's baby will come sooner than December?

3. Who is Jacobe?

4. Where does Gretel's mind go after the rape?

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

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