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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. How did the schoolteacher respond when he was asked if the children could miss a day of school?
(a) He was happy for a day off.
(b) He said they would probably learn more in that day than they would in a lifetime.
(c) He said that education was more important.
(d) He said the children needed to study for exams.

2. Where were the children hiding?
(a) Under the roots of a large tree
(b) Under the floorboards
(c) Behind rocks
(d) In a cave

3. What was happening to the Germans?
(a) They were gaining in strength.
(b) They were being driven out of Russia and Africa.
(c) They were becoming depressed.
(d) They were bullying the townspeople.

4. What is special about Michael?
(a) He excels at playing chess.
(b) He is like a father to Leah.
(c) He knows where Anya is.
(d) He can speak five languages.

5. What would the soldiers find in the barn?
(a) Benjamin and Anya
(b) Children
(c) Nothing but hay, bracken and muck
(d) Pigs

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the widow react to the news that the soldiers were coming?

2. What was Papa like when he came home at curfew each night?

3. How did Jo's sister react to the stranger?

4. Where did the children hide at the top of the mountain?

5. Why was Hubert dancing and playing his drum?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Grandpere go when the Germans come to Madame Horcada's house?

3. Who came up with the idea for getting the children safe, and why was this surprising?

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

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

6. What is unnerving about moving up the mountain?

7. What is the children's new hiding spot like, and how did they find it?

8. What does Jo do when the German's come to Madame Horcada's house after his Grandpere leaves?

9. What happened when Jo saw Benjamin and Leah in town?

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

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