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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 hadn't Grandpere told Jo that he knew about the children?
(a) He didn't think Jo could keep a secret.
(b) He forgot about it when he was home.
(c) He thought Jo would tell the soldiers in exchange for money.
(d) He promised the widow he wouldn't mention it.

2. What did Jo do after Benjamin left?
(a) He ran after Benjamin.
(b) He drifted home.
(c) He went back to school.
(d) He ran to Madame Horcada's.

3. How did Laurent feel about his own father?
(a) He loved him as a hero.
(b) He thought his father was dead.
(c) He really missed him.
(d) He didn't like him and didn't want his father to come home.

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

5. According to Papa, who would divide the animals in the evening?
(a) The fathers
(b) The children
(c) The shepherds
(d) The priest

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Grandpere choose to tell the secret?

2. What happened to Grandpere and Madame Horcada?

3. Where does Papa spend the summer?

4. What does Grandpere admit he is doing with Madame Horcada?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Hubert react to the news that the Germans were leaving?

2. How does the Corporal show that he cares about Hubert?

3. What happened to the bear that Benjamin raised?

4. Why is the time of year significant to the plan for the children's escape?

5. What is unnerving about moving up the mountain?

6. What happens after the German leave?

7. After Benjamin and Leah are sent away, what thought comforts Jo?

8. What is life like for Jo after the war?

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

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

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