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

2. What did Piri know about the political situation in 1939?
(a) She followed the papers, and tried to understand everything she could.
(b) She read histories and talked to people who had traveled, to see what they could tell her.
(c) She read a story about Jews being rounded up, but didn't understand the big picture.
(d) She was too young to know anything about the political situation.

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

4. How did Piri's family celebrate Hanukkah?
(a) They prayed fervently for a similar miracle.
(b) They didn't observer Hanukkah.
(c) They lit some candles then gave up.
(d) They observed it in detail, for the sake of the absent men.

5. What did Rozsi say in her letters home?
(a) Everyone was leaving.
(b) They were starting to take away the Jews.
(c) She was alright.
(d) The fighting was getting closer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Farenc say about what Piri tells him?

2. Who is Molcha?

3. What were conditions like in the woman's home?

4. What grade did Piri start in 1941?

5. What did Mother do for the Yiddish-speaking stranger?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Piri's return to Beregszasz.

2. What did Father expect to happen after his battalion passed through Beregszasz?

3. Discuss Farenc's return to Babi's farm.

4. How did Piri's mother react to this encounter with the group of boys?

5. Describe Piri's family's friendship with Mrs. Gerber.

6. Describe the family's Hanukkah.

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

8. What happened when Piri's mother inquired into sending the girls to America?

9. Where does 'Upon the Head of a Goat' begin?

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

(see the answer keys)

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