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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. Where were the children hiding?

2. Why didn't the patrol see the person at the edge of the woods?

3. What does Grandpere admit he is doing with Madame Horcada?

4. What happened to the Corporal's daughter?

5. Where did Hubert take Jo after they left the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who visits Jo at the very end of the book?

2. Why is the time of year significant to the plan for the children's escape?

3. What does the corporal confess to Jo, and how does he respond to Jo's proclamation that he was friends with Benjamin and Leah?

4. What happens when the Germans arrive?

5. What happens when the border is in sight?

6. What happened to the bear that Benjamin raised?

7. How does the priest's musical talents help the children?

8. What happens after the German leave?

9. Why was Jo's father allowed to come home?

10. Why does the Corporal decide to leave?

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

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

Most of the men in the village went off to war. How has this affected the village as a whole? How has it affected Jo? How does he compensate for the loss of his father?

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