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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Misha take Janina on the one night they do not smuggle?

2. Which of the boys finds the bombing funny?

3. On what days do the soldiers stroll the ghetto with their girlfriends?

4. Who has Misha never seen eat?

5. Where does Misha tell the man who finds him he is going?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Misha adore his granddaughter so much?

2. Where does Misha go after he earns enough money to buy a steamship ticket?

3. What does the man Misha finds standing over him one morning do?

4. Why does the farmer keep Misha in his barn tied to a stable at night?

5. Where do Janina and Misha sneak off to one night?

6. Where does Misha take Janina on the night after the Jackboots threaten to kill smugglers?

7. What does the man with the silver pipe do in the ghetto?

8. What happened to Olek in the ghetto?

9. What is the legend of the cow?

10. What does Uncle Shepsel decide about his faith while in the ghetto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop the theme of survival.

Essay Topic 2

When Misha first sees the Jackboots, he is awestruck by their rigidity and harshness, and decides early on that he would like to be one some day. How does Misha's viewpoint of the Jackboots change throughout the novel, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Misha's life after the war ends. What about Misha's daily life remains the same, and what changes? Use specific examples from the text to support your claims.

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