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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. Who helped Jo with the sheep after the soldiers came to town?
(a) The widow
(b) His sister
(c) His mother
(d) His grandfather

2. Why hadn't Benjamin come home?
(a) He wanted to find food first.
(b) He hurt his ankle.
(c) He wanted to search around for Anya.
(d) He was lost.

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

4. 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 use German money.
(c) There was to be a strict curfew.
(d) They had to give the Germans a portion of their food supply.

5. What did the children do?
(a) They sang songs about the occasion.
(b) They were taken inside for safekeeping.
(c) They had to help hold a rope to drag the animal in.
(d) They ran with the townspeople.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would Benjamin disguise himself at the farm?

2. What was the name of his village?

3. What was Grandpere talking with the German soldier about?

4. What did Grandpere put on the rifle pile?

5. What did Hubert make in the back of the classroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Jo go back to the mountains after the bear is caught, and what does he find?

4. How do the townspeople get along with the soldiers?

5. What happens when Madam Horcada comes into town?

6. What does Jo have to prove to the widow, and how does he prove it when questioned about what he saw in the barn?

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

8. Why did Jo follow the man, and what did he discover?

9. Why does Jo go up to the widow's house and what does he overhear?

10. How do the townspeople know when to gather together for important occasions?

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