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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 did Babi prepare for the holiday?
(a) Cooking, and cleaning the house.
(b) Visiting with neighbors.
(c) Visiting the synagogue.
(d) Praying and reading the Bible.

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

3. Who is Farenc?
(a) Piri's brother.
(b) A German soldier.
(c) A Hungarian policeman.
(d) A Ukrainian soldier.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what location did the narrator begin?

2. How does Piri characterize Father's farewell?

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

4. How does Piri say she was greeted in Beregszasz?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Father's visit home.

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

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

6. Why did Babi distrust Farenc?

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

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

9. What conflict does Piri witness?

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

(see the answer keys)

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