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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 did Grandpere do when the soldiers found Benjamin and Leah?
(a) He fought them off.
(b) He helped Benjamin escape.
(c) He ran.
(d) He hid.

2. Why was Hubert dancing and playing his drum?
(a) Anya arrived in town.
(b) Benjamin was coming home.
(c) It was Jo's birthday.
(d) The war was over.

3. What gift did Hubert give the Corporal?
(a) A miniature chalice
(b) An eagle feather
(c) Binoculars
(d) A poem

4. What did Benjamin ask the Lieutenant?
(a) He asked if they could join the army.
(b) He asked if they could sit down.
(c) He asked if they could leave.
(d) He asked if they could have a drink.

5. Why was Grandpere upset?
(a) They couldn't find the bear.
(b) They took too long with the plan for rescue.
(c) The children didn't make it.
(d) He was upset at himself and the townspeople for just letting the soldiers take them away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Corporal talk to the soldiers about?

2. What did the Germans find in the house searches?

3. What toy did Jo recognize?

4. Why hadn't Grandpere told Jo that he knew about the children?

5. What did the villagers bring up the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while Jo's father is answering the questions?

2. What happened to the German troops when the war ended?

3. What occurred shortly after Benjamin and Leah were taken away and how did this affect Benjamin and Leah?

4. What does Jo learn before his father arrives home with news about the children?

5. Why does the Corporal decide to leave?

6. How does Jo feel about the return of his father?

7. What happened while Jo was out looking for eagles with the Corporal?

8. What happened to the bear that Benjamin raised?

9. How does Grandpere help heal the rift between the father and the son?

10. Who visits Jo at the very end of the book?

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