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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. Who came to help Jo?

2. What did the man agree to do?

3. What kind of work did Hubert do?

4. Where did Jo think Benjamin and Leah might be hiding if they hadn't been caught?

5. Who was Christine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job did Jo do , and what advice did his father give him regarding the job?

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

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

4. How does Jo feel about his father?

5. Why was Benjamin waiting at the farm?

6. Jo vaguely remembers seeing the man once before. What was that situation?

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

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

9. What is unusual about the meeting with the man and his introduction?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a Jew, according to this book. Why were the Germans trying to kill the Jews?

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

What did the stranger's interactions with the bear cub demonstrate about his own personality?

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