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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Father's expectation?
(a) He and Lajos would be home soon.
(b) He would die on the Russian front.
(c) He would rise through the ranks.
(d) He would run away as soon as he could.

2. When did Mother finally see Father?
(a) She found him in town.
(b) She found him at the train station.
(c) He came in the night.
(d) He found her in the market.

3. What did Farenc reveal to Piri?
(a) Komjaty was about to be shelled.
(b) Komjaty was not going to be attacked.
(c) Her parents had escaped.
(d) The road to Beregszasz was closed.

4. In what location did the narrator begin?
(a) Hungarian.
(b) Poland.
(c) Beregszasz.
(d) Germany.

5. What did Piri's disappointment tell her about the larger culture?
(a) The war was destroying the factories.
(b) There wasn't money for holidays.
(c) The war had turned factories to military purposes.
(d) Anti-Semitism was increasing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Father expect his battalion to go?

2. What was Piri's baby sister named?

3. Why was the narrator sent to Komjaty?

4. What had Babi done to help Mother make this attempt?

5. What was Mother's connection to Mrs. Gerber?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Piri's departure from Komjaty.

2. Describe Piri's parents' visit to Komjaty.

3. How did Piri communicate with her family in Beregszasz?

4. What was strange to Piri about Babi's distrust?

5. How did current events affect the Passover holiday?

6. How did Beregszasz change for Piri's family?

7. What were the children doing when Piri entered fifth grade?

8. Describe Piri's return to Beregszasz.

9. Why did Piri's mother express concern over Rozsi?

10. Describe Father's visit home.

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