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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 are the children able to break free of the Oberfuhrer?
(a) They get lost in a crowd of people.
(b) They jump off the roof to escape.
(c) Russian soldiers take him into custody.
(d) The Oberfuhrer dies jumping off the roof after them.

2. What has the Stepmother neglected to do when she goes to check on the children?
(a) The Stepmother does not protect Gretel.
(b) She does not cover her tracks as she goes through the woods.
(c) The Stepmother does not tell the Mechanik where she is going.
(d) She does not stop the rape.

3. Why is Hansel so worried about Gretel's madness?
(a) He does not want to be the responsible one.
(b) Magda might want to throw them out.
(c) The Germans take crazy people to the camps.
(d) The Germans kill crazy people.

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

5. Where does Hansel take Gretel after they find the hut burned to the ground and Magda gone?
(a) Gretel insists they stay at the burnt down cabin.
(b) To the village to find Nelka and Telek.
(c) Back into the woods.
(d) To the secret hiding place.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is an extra place set at Magda's Christmas Eve dinner table?

2. Why does the Major take a liking to Gretel when she is first brought to the village?

3. According to the Witch on page 1, what story has been told over and over again full of lies?

4. What happens to all the German horses?

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

(see the answer key)

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