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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. How did Maman and Grandpere respond when Jo asked them why the Germans wanted to kill the Jews?

2. What did Grandpere do when he saw Widow Horcada?

3. Why was the widow concerned about Benjamin?

4. What does the man say about the cub's mother?

5. Why did Jo go back to the pasture?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Benjamin and Leah come home?

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

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

4. Why does Hubert go to school een though he is too old and what does he do there?

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

6. What do the Germans do that upsets the villagers?

7. How does Jo feel about his father?

8. How do the townspeople know when to gather together for important occasions?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain why Leah and Benjamin had to go into hiding and why they chose this spot.

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

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?

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