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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Conversation on the Stairs (1933)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Schneider explain about the mezuzah?
(a) That it is a Celtic symbol of fertitlity.
(b) That it belongs to all humanity.
(c) That it helps Jews remember God and his commandments.
(d) That it is an ancient Greek symbol.

2. What does the narrator watch?
(a) The Nazis walking by the apartment.
(b) The death of a sparrow in the snow.
(c) The building of a snowman.
(d) The way the ice freezes on the sidewalk.

3. Where does the narrator take Friedrich?
(a) To the movies.
(b) To club night at the Jungvolk.
(c) To the amusement park.
(d) To his soccer game.

4. What does Friedrich do with his candy?
(a) Drops it out the window by accident.
(b) Gives it back to the baker as he does not like it.
(c) Shares with everyone.
(d) Hoards it in his room.

5. What does Friedrich have for his outfit?
(a) A toy rifle.
(b) A yellow star of David.
(c) A old WWI helmet.
(d) A grand ring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Schneider meet on the landing?

2. Who watches the narrator while his mother is working?

3. For what does the narrator's father pay?

4. What does the narrator's mother do while his father is looking for a job?

5. What image strikes the narrator?

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