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

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

3. What did the woman find in the place Mother took her to?
(a) Information about her family.
(b) Work and support.
(c) A hiding place for Jewish refugees.
(d) Money and food.

4. How long was it before Piri saw Farenc again?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few months.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few weeks.

5. What had Mother failed to do when she came home at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Secure visas for America.
(b) Make money.
(c) Secure passage to the country for the children.
(d) Get the police to condemn the Anti-Semites' attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mother give Piri now that she was in the city?

2. In what location did the narrator begin?

3. What were Piri's feelings about Hitler?

4. How does Piri characterize Father's farewell?

5. Where were Father and Lajos at the beginning of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the woman mother helped.

3. Describe the family's Hanukkah.

4. What did Piri learn from the letter that came from her parents in Beregszasz?

5. What news did Piri get from Lilli?

6. Why did Babi distrust Farenc?

7. Describe Father's visit home.

8. What did Babi want Mother and Father to do with the children, and what was Mother's response?

9. What did Farenc say about Babi's desire to ship the children to America?

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

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