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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. When the partisans raid the farm, what is the purpose of the hut beside the river?
(a) It is a storage hut.
(b) It is used as a smoke house.
(c) It is used as an ice house.
(d) It is a fishing hut.

2. What was the woman, Magda, terrified of?
(a) The dogs being set on them.
(b) The children being left behind.
(c) Leaving the motorcycle behind.
(d) The Nazis catching them.

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

4. Telek tells Gretel what you must do you do if you want to see the animals of the forest. What was it?
(a) You need to stand very still and not move.
(b) You must keep the wind in your face.
(c) The wind must be blowing from behind you.
(d) You need to make sure there is no wind and stand still.

5. What relationship does Nelka have with Father Piotr?
(a) Nelka is his cousin.
(b) Nelka is Magda's daughter, his niece.
(c) Nelka is his grand-daughter.
(d) Nelka is the pirest's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nelka collect all the Russian fliers that are dropped from the sky?

2. How does Magda and Hansel help Gretel get better?

3. How does the Major honor Gretel during her first visit to the village?

4. Who is Jacobe?

5. What is Magda's secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Magda take the children to the village?

2. What did the Major think of Gretel when he first interacted with her in the village?

3. What news does Telek deliver about the Oberfuhrer and the Brown Sister?

4. What happened to Magda's grandmother?

5. How did the Major escape the front lines in Russia?

6. What did Germans do to people they arrested?

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

8. What are the Rom?

9. What does Hansel plan to do instead of farming?

10. What do the village men decide to do in order to stop their children from being taken away?

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