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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 did Grandpere put on the rifle pile?

2. Who was Jo's companion as he watched the sheep?

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

4. Why did Laurent ask Jo to be his accomplice?

5. What was unique about Hubert?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why were the soldiers in the town?

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

4. How does Jo feel about his father?

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

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

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

8. What is Madam Horcada like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the ramifications of Benjamin's injured ankle? How will this affect the children he is trying to get to safety? How does it affect Madame Horcada?

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

How was Madame Horcada viewed by the village children? What did Jo learn about her as he spied through the window?

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