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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Witch - The Village Piaski (pp.1-65).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the girl, now named Gretel, insist on sleeping under the leaves?
(a) They needed to be hidden.
(b) It reminded her of their Uncle.
(c) Hansel wanted to pretend they were rabbits.
(d) It would make them warmer.

2. What do Hansel and Gretel need in order to stay with Magda?
(a) Baptismal certificates.
(b) Birth certificates.
(c) Polish papers.
(d) Citizen papers.

3. Why does Nelka call the kerosene "Polish Perfume"?
(a) Kerosene was a traditional scent.
(b) Kerosene was used to keep the bugs at bay.
(c) Kerosene was used to keep hunger at bay.
(d) Kerosene was all they had to use for perfume.

4. What saves the children's father from being killed by the band of partisans?
(a) The father has a motorcycle.
(b) The Stepmother threatens the Russian partisans with the gun.
(c) The father is spared because he is a mechanic.
(d) The father is with the woman, the Stepmother.

5. Why do the children tell Magda they like turnips?
(a) Becuase turnips are soft and mushy.
(b) Because Magda likes them.
(c) So that Magda will continue to feed them.
(d) Turnips remind them of home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret did the little boy need to keep?

2. Why is the Man, woman and two children riding motorcycle?

3. What secret was the Stepmother keeping from the father of Hansel and Gretel?

4. What was the third book Gretel's father was able to save when they were forced from their home?

5. What relationship does Nelka have with Father Piotr?

(see the answer key)

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