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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why wasn't Alicia's section of Poland invaded sooner?
(a) Poland has a very strong army.
(b) The Russians had control of some of Poland.
(c) The Brits were protecting it.
(d) The Poles had an agreement with the Russians to protect them.

2. Where do Alicia and her family choose to live after they are moved to another ghetto?
(a) They decide to go undergrounf to be safe.
(b) They live in a very small apartment.
(c) They decide to move into a small house so they can have it to themselves.
(d) They move into the kitchen of a large home in the new ghetto.

3. Why doesn't Alicia accept the invitation to go to the mountains?
(a) She cannot leave her mother and remaining brothers.
(b) She thinks her brother should go instead of her.
(c) She has bad allergies and will be miserable there.
(d) She fears that the Nazis will go there next.

4. What happens to the newborn baby hidden in the kitchen of the Alicia's home?
(a) The baby is stolen, and they are not sure of its fate.
(b) The baby stays quiet the entire time and is not discovered.
(c) The baby is left alone.
(d) The baby is killed by the Germans who are looking for Jews.

5. While looking for her family, what does she find?
(a) Jewish people hiding in the fields.
(b) Peasants working a field of wheat.
(c) Corn fields.
(d) Her mother working in the fields.

6. In what year does Alicia hear that the Germans might be invading Poland?
(a) 1938.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1939.

7. Who finds Alicia in this hiding place?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Milek.
(c) Bella.
(d) Her youngest brother.

8. How many Jewish men are forced to go to the police station?
(a) 80.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

9. What did Jewish boys enjoy doing?
(a) Studying to become Rabbis.
(b) Dating girls.
(c) Singing and playing instruments.
(d) Spending time with their fathers.

10. What language were children now forced to speak?
(a) Russian.
(b) German.
(c) Ukrainian.
(d) English.

11. What does Alicia begin to call the beekeeper?
(a) Onkel.
(b) Dod.
(c) Dyadya.
(d) Wujciu.

12. What do Zachary and Alicia begin trying to sell in this section?
(a) Their hair.
(b) Their services has house servants.
(c) Their clothing.
(d) Flints of soup.

13. During this time, how did Alicia and her mother find food to eat?
(a) They were given food by a boy from a rich family.
(b) They gathered small rodents on the farms.
(c) All of the beekeeper's houseguests would contribute food.
(d) There was food provided for the workers by their employers.

14. What does Alicia often attempt to sell to make money?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Butter.
(c) Milk.
(d) Soap.

15. What is the family's new winter hiding place called?
(a) A ravine.
(b) A shelter.
(c) A shack.
(d) A bunker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Mrs Gold given Alicia in a package?

2. When was Bella's husband taken by the Russians?

3. Over time, what happens because of the occupation?

4. What does this name mean?

5. So far, how many brothers have been lost?

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