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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mother and Mrs. Gerber wait for their men?
(a) The city center.
(b) The barracks.
(c) Their house.
(d) The train station.

2. How does Piri say the school routine changed in 1941?
(a) The children did military drills instead of playing.
(b) Some of the buildings had been turned into barracks.
(c) There were air attack drills all the time.
(d) Classes were smaller as children went to America or fled Europe.

3. How did Beregszasz change for Piri's family?
(a) They were harassed constantly.
(b) They had to move out of their house.
(c) They had to keep a low profile as Jews.
(d) They were not allowed into certain districts.

4. Why was Piri cut off from her family at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) They had to flee without her.
(b) She crossed the border into Ukraine.
(c) Trains to Beregszasz stopped running.
(d) She fled to America.

5. Mother was going to inquire into _________________.
(a) Whether to tell her husband.
(b) Whether she could still escape to the country.
(c) Whether she could still send the children to America.
(d) Whether she should make a complaint to the authorities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the war affect Piri's father's position?

2. How long did Mother and Mrs. Gerber wait without seeing their husbands?

3. What did Piri's disappointment tell her about the larger culture?

4. What does Babi beg of Piri's mother?

5. What did Piri anticipate when this visitor came to the farm?

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