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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jo feel about the Widow Horcada?
(a) He loved her stories.
(b) She was a woman to avoid.
(c) He thought she was old and wise.
(d) He loved her cooking.

2. Why did Laurent ask Jo to be his accomplice?
(a) Jo had a deep voice.
(b) Jo never got in trouble.
(c) Jo was great at making strategies.
(d) Jo always went along with his schemes.

3. Where did Jo find the shoe?
(a) In the barn
(b) On the street
(c) In the yard
(d) In the creek

4. What does the widow know about Jo's father?
(a) She knows that he is coming home soon.
(b) She knows that he is a vegetarian.
(c) She knows he is dead.
(d) She knows he is a prisoner-of-war.

5. What did Grandpere bring home from Widow Horcada's?
(a) Pigs
(b) Money
(c) Honey
(d) Eggs

6. How did Maman and Grandpere respond when Jo asked them why the Germans wanted to kill the Jews?
(a) They told him to ask questions like that.
(b) They said Hitler was jealous of the Jews since they were God's Chosen People.
(c) They refused to talk or look at him until he changed the subject.
(d) They didn't know, and they said the Germans made up their rules as they went along.

7. How did the widow and Benjamin plan to get what they needed?
(a) They were going to ask Jo to steal for them.
(b) They were going to plant a large garden.
(c) They wanted Jo to beg the soldiers for food.
(d) They were going to sell the pigs to Grandpere.

8. Who had sent the family a letter?
(a) Jo's dad
(b) The Widow
(c) Anya
(d) The corporal

9. What kind of work did Hubert do?
(a) He took his task very seriously.
(b) He goofed around, but still got the work done.
(c) He was meticulous in documenting every detail.
(d) He was shoddy.

10. What impressed the widow about the boy?
(a) His cleanliness
(b) His strength
(c) His honesty
(d) His grasp of language

11. Why did Jo go back to the pasture?
(a) He left his jacket there.
(b) He was looking for Rouf.
(c) He wanted to make sure the sheep were now safe.
(d) He had left his gun.

12. What was the name of his village?
(a) Lescun
(b) Lucerne
(c) Oslo
(d) Bern

13. What do Benjamin and the widow need?
(a) More children
(b) A translator
(c) Money
(d) Hired help

14. What job did Jo have when the book started?
(a) He was watching the sheep.
(b) He played the organ in church
(c) He worked at the store.
(d) He tended the fire at the schoolhouse.

15. How would Benjamin disguise himself at the farm?
(a) He shaved his head and dirtied his face.
(b) He dressed like a vagabond.
(c) He wore a mask.
(d) He would put the widow's shawl over his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the widow want the boy to treat her in the village?

2. How many children were in the barn when the cow went dry?

3. Why is the man hiding?

4. What did the situation make Benjamin determined to do?

5. Who helped Jo with the sheep after the soldiers came to town?

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