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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. Why did Jo have to hurry to find Benjamin?
(a) They were going to be late for a meeting.
(b) He knew Benjamin might be dying somewhere.
(c) He had to get home before curfew.
(d) There were only a few hours of daylight left.

2. Where did the man live?
(a) In a tent in the woods
(b) In the village
(c) In a cabin by the stream
(d) At Widow Horcada's farm

3. What did the strange man bring?
(a) Milk for the cub
(b) Nothing
(c) A first-aid kit
(d) Meat for Rouf

4. Who arrived in the village while Jo was gone?
(a) Anya
(b) Hitler
(c) His father
(d) German soldiers

5. How does the man introduce himself?
(a) He tells Jo to just call him Monsieur.
(b) He uses sign language.
(c) He says it's better that they not know each other.
(d) He is the priest's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impressed the widow about the boy?

2. What did the man agree to do?

3. What did Laurent find on the class field trip?

4. Why were the Germans setting all the rules?

5. How did they know the rescue was successful?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What has happened to most of the men in the town?

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

4. How does Laurent get revenge?

5. What happens when Madam Horcada comes into town?

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

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

8. When Jo goes to warn the widow about the soldiers, what does he discover?

9. Why were the soldiers in the town?

10. Why was Benjamin waiting at the farm?

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