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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "School Begins (1931)".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what does Friedrich win over the narrator?
(a) A doll with real hair.
(b) A cuckoo whistle.
(c) A toy tank.
(d) His winsome grin.

3. Why are the narrator's parents uncomfortable at the amusement park?
(a) Because the Schneiders have no money.
(b) Because their are German soldiers all over.
(c) Because the Schneiders have to buy all the tickets and food.
(d) Because the others see them with a Jewish family.

4. For what does the narrator's father pay?
(a) The exit tax.
(b) Licorice and a group photograph.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The ride home.

5. For whom does the narrator's grandfather work?
(a) He is self-employed.
(b) The railroad.
(c) The government.
(d) The mercantile guild.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator explain the bumping noise above?

2. How does the narrator's family prepare for the grandfather's visit?

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

4. What does the narrator's mother mention when she bathes both of the boys?

5. Where is the narrator's apartment?

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