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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sign is one man carrying outside Mr. Rosenthal's shop?
(a) "Jews welcome here."
(b) "Take precautions for the flu."
(c) "Don't buy from Jews."
(d) "Go home Brits."

2. In what language is the dinner ceremony conducted?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) German.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) English.

3. What does the judge tell the Reschs' attorney?
(a) That Resch is a bigot.
(b) That the Schneiders should vacate the premises within sixty days.
(c) There are no grounds for the Schneider's eviction.
(d) That the Schneiders should vacate the premises immediately.

4. 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 belongs to all humanity.
(d) That it helps Jews remember God and his commandments.

5. Why did Jews flee to Poland and Russia?
(a) To avoid death at the hands of the crusaders.
(b) Because there was lots of opportunity there.
(c) Because they didn't know where else to go.
(d) Because they had a freedom of religion act.

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

7. What does the landlord want?
(a) To ask that the Schnieders move to the basement apartment.
(b) To reprimand Friedrich.
(c) The next three month's rent in advance.
(d) That the Schneiders vacate their apartment.

8. Who has a serious talk?
(a) The narrator's father and the narrator.
(b) The narrator's father and Mr. Schneider.
(c) Mr. Schneider and the narrator.
(d) The narrator's father and Friedrich.

9. What does the officer tell the narrator?
(a) To go home and be quiet.
(b) To stick up for Friedrich.
(c) To pay the shop owner.
(d) He is too young to understand how sneaky and dishonest the Jews are.

10. Why can't the housekeeper work for Mrs. Schneider?
(a) Her husband forbids it.
(b) Her back is out of whack.
(c) Because German law prohibits Germans under the age of 35 from working for Jews.
(d) Her kids need her at home.

11. What does Mr. Schneider tell the sales girl the boys can have?
(a) A look from the roof of the building.
(b) A piece of candy.
(c) A tour of the administrative floors.
(d) A toy to be charged to Mr. Schneider.

12. Where does Mrs. Schneider go to sob loudly?
(a) To see Mr. Rosenthal.
(b) To the narrator's apartment.
(c) To the police station.
(d) To the synagogue.

13. How would you characterize the teacher's tone?
(a) Riotious.
(b) Hatred of Jews.
(c) Accepting of Jews.
(d) Angry at Germans.

14. What does the narrator's mother mention when she bathes both of the boys?
(a) That the water shows how badly they needed a bath.
(b) That the narrator is much more musclular than Friedrich.
(c) That Friedrich is much darker than the narrator.
(d) Friedrich's circumcision.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator watch?

2. Who weeps in joy at the verdict?

3. What does the narrator's father find after joining the Nazi party?

4. What does the narrator ask of Mr. Schneider?

5. What violates Nazi ideology?

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