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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. Where do the children find their father?
(a) The refugee center.
(b) Hiding in the old apartment.
(c) They find him while searching the ghetto.
(d) The old age home.

2. What saves the children's father from being killed by the band of partisans?
(a) The father has a motorcycle.
(b) The Stepmother threatens the Russian partisans with the gun.
(c) The father is spared because he is a mechanic.
(d) The father is with the woman, the Stepmother.

3. Why is Nelka concerned for Telek's apparent calm when she meets him in the village drawing water?
(a) Telek is going to try to kill the Oberfuhrer.
(b) He is going to exact revenge on the entire village.
(c) He is planning their escape from the village.
(d) Telek plans to get the baby back and run away with Nelka.

4. Why does the Major take a liking to Gretel when she is first brought to the village?
(a) She is from Germany.
(b) She knows what Kulturtrager meant.
(c) She reminds him of his sister.
(d) Gretel understands German.

5. What does Gretel think Magda is trying to do to her and Hansel?
(a) She thinks Magda is trying to cook them.
(b) Gretel believes Magda is going to give them to the Germans.
(c) Gretel thinks she is trying to fatten them up to eat.
(d) She believes Magda is trying to save them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret did the little boy need to keep?

2. What does Nelka ask Telek to do for her when she becomes aware of his strange demeanor?

3. What would have made the Oberfuhrer kill Nelka and the baby?

4. What is the Oberfuhrer's excellent idea?

5. What are the Major's orders when preparing to leave the village?

(see the answer key)

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