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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Jo's nightmares about?

2. How did they know the rescue was successful?

3. What were the Germans in the village like?

4. The soldiers were trying to prevent people's escape to where?

5. Who did Jo encounter as he looked for Benjamin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Leah, and why is she there?

4. What will happen to people who help the Jews, according to the soldiers?

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

6. What did the villagers have to do when the Germans arrived?

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

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

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

10. How does Madame Horcada ensure that the boy can still visit her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Anya's return and what it signified.

Essay Topic 2

When Jo joined the Corporal on the search for eagles, he began to see the man in a different manner. How did keep you him at first, and how did his feelings change? How did this add conflict to the story?

Essay Topic 3

How did Jo feel about Laurent's plan, and why did he do it? What happened after they scared the woman?

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