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

2. What payment would Jo receive for his work?

3. How does Jo get the Corporal to stop helping him?

4. What did Grandpere put on the rifle pile?

5. What does the Corporal offer to do for Jo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the situation at Madame Horcada's regarding the Jews?

4. What has happened to most of the men in the town?

5. When Jo goes to warn the widow about the soldiers, what does he discover?

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

7. What happens to Jo when he goes to warn Madame Horcada?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what happened to Leah and Ben and the children. Their situation was bittersweet yet realistic. Explain the good and bad that came out of the situation.

Essay Topic 2

How does life in the village change when the German soldiers move in? How do the people react to the changes, and how do the Germans react to the townspeople?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the scene in the barn. What was Jo expecting to find, and what did he actually find? How did he react to the find?

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