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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father, now named the Mechanik, have to do to prove his loyalty?

2. Why has no one from the village reported Father Piotr and Magda for being Rom?

3. Telek tells Gretel what you must do you do if you want to see the animals of the forest. What was it?

4. What does Magda do to keep Gretel from falling or leaving the cabin when she is sick with fever?

5. What does the Stepmother discover during the raid on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kulturtrager mean?

2. What explanation is given to the Major on how the children were brought to Magda?

3. What are the Rom?

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

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

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

7. What did Germans do to people they arrested?

8. What happened to Magda's grandmother?

9. What did Magda plan to say that would cover Hansel's circumcision?

10. What secret is Basha and Andrzej keeping?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"The Germans have eaten the Gypsies of Poland for breakfast, child, and then they ate the Jews for lunch, but soon it will be supper" (199). What do you think Magda means by this statement? Explain using evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Read the following quote: "She'll only stir them up registering two, strange children. She'll give them something to think about, and that;s always a mistake" (64). Discuss what Basha means by the last sentence and the implications.

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the Major saves Gretel's life during the inspection of the children in the chapter "Eindeutschung." Discuss the reasons and the implications.

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