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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 happens to Anna in Chapter 14 physically?

2. What has to happen in order to pass the French elementary school exam?

3. What does Anna's mother have trouble keeping up with in the family?

4. What does Anna do about her father's problem?

5. How old is the gift Anna's father bought?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relative does Anna's mother take her to see and why is communication difficult? Why is that relative in France?

2. Why does the family visit Switzerland and why are they able to go?

3. What disturbs Anna's father and how is the situation resolved?

4. With what family does Anna's family spend time and why?

5. What does Anna want to do about schooling and why can't she?

6. Explain the French elementary school exam.

7. How do Anna and Max finally go to school and what is difficult for them?

8. Who is the children's new teacher, and how has that teacher's life changed?

9. How do Max and Anna do with their new teacher, and how is the family adjusting to life in Paris?

10. Why does Anna see more of her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anna is a nine year old Jewish girl living in Berlin in the winter of 1932-33. She has a brother named Max and her father is a famous writer and poet whose notoriety brings her family attention. Germany is on the brink of an election between the Nazis and the Sozis. If the Nazis win, Hitler will come to power.

1. What do you think are the biggest fears a nine year old girl in Anna's situation will face? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. How do you think having a famous parent affects a child's life? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think is meant by the statement "whose notoriety brings her family attention"? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

There are six major characters in this story. Choose one of the following questions in a well-developed, cohesive essay using examples from the text and your research or personal experience:

1. Compare and contrast Anna and Max.

2. Compare and contrast Anna's father with Onkel Julius.

3. Compare and contrast Frau Zwirn with Anna's mother.

Essay Topic 3

1. What does it mean to be Jewish? Is it a cultural, racial, or religious designation...or some combination of the three? Use examples from "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" and your own life to support your answer.

2. What contributions have the Jewish people made to humanity over the last 1000 years? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Compare and contrast the major beliefs of the Jewish faith with Christianity. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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