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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There is a posting in the village about the execution of three villagers. Why were three prisoners killed?
(a) They were on death row.
(b) They took German soldiers cigarettes.
(c) A German soldier was severley injured.
(d) Someone had made illegal vodka.

2. On one especially cold night, what does Lydka do for the partisans?
(a) Lydka helps build a fire for the group.
(b) Lydka keeps wood dry in his pants all night.
(c) He finds some food and shares it with the group.
(d) He shares a rye drink with all of the group.

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

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

5. What is Basha and her husband's secret?
(a) Basha is not a Catholic.
(b) They are Jews.
(c) They have been taking rations for a dead child.
(d) They know about Magda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the boy, now named Hansel, leave breadcrumbs in the forest?

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

3. What animal does Gretel and Hansel get to see with Telek in their fist venture out into the forest?

4. Why do the village men think the Major cannot rest in the evening like a normal person?

5. What is Magda's secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Russian partisans call the Stepmother?

2. What secret is Basha and Andrzej keeping?

3. How was the supply truck's stop at Magda's to drop the two children off explained?

4. How did Magda introduce the children to the Major?

5. What did the priest give to the children to memorize so they would fit in?

6. What did the Russian partisans do to get food and clothing?

7. What did the Stepmother do to win the approval of the Russian partisans when they first met?

8. What did the old Mayor's office function as in the village?

9. How is the absence of the children's' parents explained to the Major?

10. What did Germans do to people they arrested?

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