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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Schneider look when he waves goodbye to the boys?
(a) Jolly.
(b) He is no longer smiling.
(c) Optimistic.
(d) Angry.

2. Who is the downcast drunk that shuffles by?
(a) Mr. Schneider.
(b) Herr Resch.
(c) Mr. Rosenthal.
(d) The narrator's father.

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

4. For what do many Christians still not forgive the Jews (in that time period)?
(a) For being successful.
(b) For crucifying Jesus.
(c) Because they are usually wealthy.
(d) For wearing strange caps.

5. What is Germany full of at the moment?
(a) Unlimited opportunities.
(b) Working towards peace.
(c) Unemployment and hardship.
(d) Spiritual awakenings.

6. What does the teacher tell the students?
(a) That war is coming and they must start thinking like soldiers.
(b) That they must all join Jungvolk.
(c) A brief history of the Jews and the persecution they have endured.
(d) That school is no longer going to meet.

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

8. About what do the children tease Mr. Rosenthal?
(a) About the color of his eyes.
(b) Nothing.
(c) About looking like a goat.
(d) About his yarmulka.

9. What has the narrator's father encouraged him to do?
(a) Abandon his friendship with Friedrich.
(b) Remain Friedrich's friend.
(c) Stay in the Jungvolk and do his duty.
(d) Quit the Jungvolk.

10. How does the grandfather admonish his son?
(a) By telling his son how to invest his money.
(b) By saying he should have gotten a job with the railroad.
(c) By saying that the grandfather's wife would never live in such a dump.
(d) By saying his home is dirty.

11. What do the two boys do?
(a) The narrator goes to his apartment and Friedrich accompanies his father to his apartment.
(b) Query Mr. Schneider as to the problem.
(c) Go off to the park so as not to disturb the adults.
(d) Pretend they do not see Mr. Schneider.

12. Who does the landlord ask to witness his conversation with Mr. Schneider?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) The baker.
(c) No one.
(d) The narrator's father.

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

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

15. How does the narrator explain the bumping noise above?
(a) By running upstairs to tell them to be quiet.
(b) By pretending he does not hear the noise.
(c) By saying it is Friedrich.
(d) Saying they are rats in the walls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Friedrich tie around his neck?

2. What does Herr Resch yell at Friedrich?

3. Why are the narrator's parents uncomfortable at the amusement park?

4. What does the narrator warn Friedrich not to reveal?

5. What do parents traditionally do on the first day of school?

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