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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. Why was the old woman, named Magda, feeding the birds?

2. What does Magda have to teach the children?

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

4. Why do the children tell Magda they like turnips?

5. What does Magda do with peroxide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did the Russian partisans call the Stepmother?

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

5. What happened to Magda's grandmother?

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

7. What does Kulturtrager mean?

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

9. How did the Jew that was helping the Russian partisans die when they raided the farm?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel presented several characters who were considered outsiders. Discuss why Magda was an outsider to the villagers and considered a witch as explained in the first five chapters.

Essay Topic 2

The children are brought to the village for their ration cards. The villagers later described Hansel and Gretel as brats on page 78 of the novel. Discuss why they used this term to describe the two children.

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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