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

2. When the Oberfuhrer arrives, what does the Major find offensive about the SS soldier's medals?

3. What is the Oberfuhrer's excellent idea?

4. What do Hansel and Gretel need in order to stay with Magda?

5. What secret was the Stepmother keeping from the father of Hansel and Gretel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Germans use to travel from village to village?

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

3. What happened to the Poles if they were caught with a bicycle?

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

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

6. What happened to Magda's grandmother?

7. What secret is Basha and Andrzej keeping?

8. What did the Russian partisans call the Stepmother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Magda's brother is the village priest. Discuss how the priest is presented in the first five chapters, use evidence of his behavior to elaborate.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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