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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Leaving - the Witch (pp.256-297).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Telek take care of the first group of children?
(a) He burns them and the house.
(b) He breaks their legs and cuts their faces
(c) He burns the house down.
(d) He hits them with a club.

2. Hansel and Gretel walk with a man who gives them what piece of advice?
(a) Stay away from the city.
(b) Stay off the main roads.
(c) Do not trust the Russians.
(d) Do not trust the Germans.

3. What is one regret of the priest before he dies?
(a) He has behaved as a coward all his life.
(b) The priest regrets not having a real church as a parish.
(c) He never married the woman he loved.
(d) The priest never told Nelka that he loved her.

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 third book Gretel's father was able to save when they were forced from their home?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Torah.
(c) Atlas.
(d) Fairy-tales.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Gretel think Magda is trying to do to her and Hansel?

5. What is ordered to happen to Gretel at the age of 13 when she is inspected?

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