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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Daniel and his family leave their home, what do the authorities search them for?
(a) Ticks.
(b) Valuables.
(c) Disease.
(d) Clues.

2. What does Rosa want Daniel to promise her if deportation begins?
(a) To hide.
(b) To help his family.
(c) To fight.
(d) To stay with her.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 7, who is in the photo?
(a) Mother.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Father.
(d) Erika.

4. According to Daniel, what is illegal to have in May 1944?
(a) A camera.
(b) Extra rations.
(c) A stick.
(d) A shoe.

5. Whom does Daniel have to work up the courage to ask for a picture?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Oma Miriam.
(c) His mother.
(d) Uncle Ned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daniel think of his mother's appearance in Chapter 3?

2. About a month after Oma Miriam dies, what is in the box sent to Daniel's family?

3. In July 1944, what event do the some Germans try unsuccessfully?

4. What does Oma Miriam do after Daniel's bar mitzvah?

5. What news comes in October that scares Daniel?

Short Essay Questions

1. The day after the Brown Shirt incident, Uncle Peter comes to take a picture of the word, Jew sprayed on Daniel's father's store. Why is this action of importance that it should be photographed?

2. What purpose does the character of Mr. Schneider serve to the overall plot?

3. What does Daniel's family's delousing of their clothing and bedding and the parents' attempts to give them a balanced diet mean to the overall plot?

4. What is the significance of Daniel being able to identify the pictures by feel?

5. Why was Daniel in a rush to take the picture of Erika and Rosa another important part of chapter eight?

6. Why is Erika statement, "But maybe if we can hold out long enough, the war will end before they have a chance to kill us" important to the theme of chapter six?

7. What is significant about Rosa and Daniel teaching the father a lesson about stealing bread from his children?

8. Why does Daniel's father insist they carry their belongings with them instead of doing what the Germans said and putting their belongings in the wagon?

9. Why does Daniel not react when he and Fredrich find the elderly man dead in his apartment?

10. What does Daniel mean when he says that Rosa's smile was an act of defiance?

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