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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way has Peter changed since Lise has been gone?
(a) He's become angry with life.
(b) He's become unhappy with life.
(c) He's become distraught.
(d) He's become more serious.

2. Why does Mrs. Johansen believe the German soldiers might be on edge in Chapter 1?
(a) Orders from their superiors.
(b) Activities of the resistance movement.
(c) Fighting in the streets.
(d) Increasing tensions between the Nazis and others.

3. In Chapter 8, where does Henrik say he will be spending the night?
(a) On his boat.
(b) In the living room.
(c) In Sweden.
(d) In the barn.

4. What does Mama do while the girls play at Uncle Henrik's?
(a) Makes butter.
(b) Prepares the casket.
(c) Makes cream.
(d) Scrubs and dusts the house.

5. Where do the girls play during the day at Uncle Henrik's?
(a) Pasture behind the house.
(b) Ocean.
(c) Barn.
(d) Inside.

6. What is the name of Henrik's cow?
(a) Birte.
(b) Trofast.
(c) Thor.
(d) Blossom.

7. How old was Lise when her hair had turned from dark to blonde?
(a) 5 years old.
(b) 2 years old.
(c) 1 year old.
(d) 3 years old.

8. What was the main course of the first dinner at Uncle Henrik's house?
(a) Salad.
(b) Fish.
(c) Beef.
(d) Potatoes.

9. Which character goes to bed before the guests for the night of mourning arrive?
(a) Kirsti.
(b) Henrik.
(c) Annemarie.
(d) Ellen.

10. Who tells Annemarie's mother about being stopped by the soldiers?
(a) Kirsti.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Annemarie.
(d) The soldiers.

11. Why do Ellen and Annemarie not go to school the day after the German soldiers search their home?
(a) They are too tired from being up all night.
(b) Papa says it is too dangerous.
(c) Schools are closed.
(d) They must continue to hide from the soldiers.

12. What month is it when Mama and the girls first travel with Ellen to Uncle Henrik's?
(a) January.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) November.

13. Why couldn't Annemarie understand the words of Mrs. Rosen's prayers?
(a) They didn't make sense to her.
(b) She didn't understand Mrs. Rosen.
(c) She spoke too fast.
(d) They were in a different language.

14. What is Ellen wearing that Annemarie tells her to take off in Chapter 5?
(a) A ring.
(b) Earrings.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A bracelet.

15. What item was Annemarie surprised to see on the table in the morning for breakfast at Uncle Henrik's?
(a) Cream.
(b) Butter.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a famous storyteller who was also a Dane?

2. What does Mrs. Rosen insist Annemarie and Ellen do on their way to school the day after being stopped by the German soldiers?

3. Where does Annemarie indicate she has hidden her necklace in Chapter 7?

4. Who regularly takes Uncle Henrik's milk?

5. What does Kirsti decide to name the kitten?

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