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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 Jo do to escape from the pain the war left him with?

2. What did the Corporal give Hubert so he could see better?

3. What did Grandpere do when the soldiers found Benjamin and Leah?

4. What would the soldiers find in the barn?

5. What did Jo do after Benjamin left?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the children's new hiding spot like, and how did they find it?

2. What happened while Jo was out looking for eagles with the Corporal?

3. How did Hubert react to the news that the Germans were leaving?

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

5. What happened to the bear that Benjamin raised?

6. What happens after the German leave?

7. Where does Grandpere go when the Germans come to Madame Horcada's house?

8. What happens when the border is in sight?

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

10. How does Grandpere help heal the rift between the father and the son?

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

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

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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