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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Farenc suggest in addition to what Piri told him?
(a) Piri's mother should move to the farm.
(b) It is already too late to try to flee.
(c) Babi should move in with Piri's mother.
(d) America is just as biased against Czechs.

2. What did Mother prepare for Father's visit?
(a) She cleaned and painted the house.
(b) A great feast.
(c) Her clothes and Piri's.
(d) All the extra bedrooms.

3. To whom did Piri entrust a letter to her parents?
(a) Rozsi.
(b) Molcha.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Sandor.

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

5. What were conditions like in the woman's home?
(a) Her family has left her to get away from Hitler.
(b) Hitler was depriving Jews of their rights.
(c) Her entire village had been massacred.
(d) The Germans were drafting people into the army.

6. What made Piri a favorite of her teacher's?
(a) She was good at math.
(b) She spoke Yiddish.
(c) She spoke Hungarian.
(d) She spoke Ukrainian.

7. Where was Mrs. Gerber's daughter?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Budapest.
(d) Prague.

8. Who is the narrator?
(a) Farenc.
(b) Grandpa.
(c) Piri.
(d) Rozsi.

9. In what voice is 'Upon the Head of A Goat' narrated?
(a) Third person limited.
(b) Third person omniscient.
(c) First person.
(d) Second person.

10. Where were Piri and Iboya when they were nearly attacked?
(a) In the yard.
(b) In the town center.
(c) In school.
(d) By the synagogue.

11. Where was the woman from?
(a) Bohemia.
(b) Russia.
(c) Finland.
(d) Slovakia.

12. How did Farenc help Piri?
(a) He gave her a ride.
(b) He gave her someplace to stay.
(c) He found her grandparents.
(d) He gave her food.

13. What did Piri get to do when she arrived in Beregszasz?
(a) Take care of the animals.
(b) Work for the family.
(c) Hold her sister.
(d) Go back to school.

14. What does Farenc say about what Piri tells him?
(a) It wouldn't change anything.
(b) It was a good idea.
(c) His family is gone.
(d) He was leaving soon.

15. What did Mother do as soon as she got Piri home?
(a) Lecture her about how life had changed.
(b) Feed her.
(c) Ask her about everything.
(d) Wash her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Babi prepare for the holiday?

3. Who is Farenc?

4. What happened when the boys chased Piri and Iboya?

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

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