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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 payment would Jo receive for his work?
(a) Coins
(b) Pigs
(c) Honey
(d) Nothing

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

3. What new rule did the Germans initiate in the town when they moved in?
(a) They couldn't write any more letters to their loved ones.
(b) They had to give the Germans a portion of their food supply.
(c) There was to be a strict curfew.
(d) They had to use German money.

4. What did Jo say when they asked him if the shoe was the only thing he found?
(a) He refused to answer.
(b) He said "no."
(c) He said "yes."
(d) He ran away.

5. How did Grandpere respond to the widow's offer?
(a) He refused to listen to the offer.
(b) He didn't understand it and said it didn't make sense.
(c) He thought it was very smart.
(d) He was happy since he wanted an excuse to talk with the widow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How would Benjamin disguise himself at the farm?

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

4. Why was Rouf barking?

5. What does the widow know about Jo's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jo feel about his father?

2. How does Grandfather react to the German's request?

3. How does Laurent get revenge?

4. Why does Jo promise to keep Benjamin and Leah as a secret?

5. What job did Jo do , and what advice did his father give him regarding the job?

6. Why does Hubert go to school een though he is too old and what does he do there?

7. What is Benjamin doing while he is waiting for Anya?

8. What is unusual about the meeting with the man and his introduction?

9. Jo vaguely remembers seeing the man once before. What was that situation?

10. What is the situation at Madame Horcada's regarding the Jews?

(see the answer keys)

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