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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 did a soldier throw Johan?

2. What was Sini’s job in Chapter 11?

3. In Chapter 10, how many city people did Dientje say came to the door begging for food?

4. How many farmers followed the Oostervelds back to their house in Chapter 12?

5. What did Annie do when she saw the soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Dientje take the girls to the Hannicks’ underground shelter?

2. Why did Sini talk to Johan about money?

3. Why did Dini Hannink think that the Germans would do a house-to-house search in Chapter 7?

4. Why did Annie get mad at Rachel when she visited?

5. What postcard did Rachel show Sini and Annie?

6. Why did Opoe get mad at Annie in Chapter 7?

7. What did Sini and Annie do for St. Nicholas Day?

8. Why did Dientje have to have her niece visit?

9. What happened to Mimi and the other Jews who were staying with a farmer?

10. What news did Miss Kleinhoonte bring the girls when she visited in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 11, Johan went into hiding. Why didn’t Johan just stay hidden in his home? What was he trying to avoid by hiding? How did he find a safe place to hide?

Essay Topic 2

Life became even lonelier for Annie when they moved to the new house in the country. Why did Annie feel lonely in town and in the country? How did Les help Annie find a companion? How did the dog help Annie adjust to her new life? What else helped ease Annie’s loneliness? Why didn’t Annie find comfort from loneliness in being with her parents or sisters?

Essay Topic 3

The Germans kept making life more and more difficult for the Jews.

a. What was life like for the Jews before the Germans came?

b. What sorts of rules did the Germans place upon the Jews?

c. How did the German rules cause the De Leeuws to react?

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