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

2. According to the Stepmother, why is it not a bad thing to be killed by a horse?
(a) The horses are big and death would be instant.
(b) It is better than being murdered by a Nazi.
(c) It is a death unspoiled by any ideas.
(d) The Jew never knew what hit him.

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

4. How do the village men determine who will save the children?
(a) The men draw straws.
(b) There are only 6 children, so each father will save his own.
(c) They determine it has to be a man without children.
(d) The men elect Telek to do it because he does not have children.

5. How does the Major honor Gretel during her first visit to the village?
(a) He gives her a candy.
(b) He says she is almost mannered.
(c) He allows her to pass out sugar.
(d) He allows her to have a ration card.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Mechanik kill the soldier?

2. What relationship does Nelka have with Father Piotr?

3. When the Oberfuhrer arrives, what does the Major find offensive about the SS soldier's medals?

4. What does Magda miss the most about the village?

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

(see the answer key)

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