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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Gretel study the old woman's clothes when the two children came across the hut?
(a) Gretel was looking at the filth.
(b) Gretel was looking for hidden food.
(c) Gretel was looking for a weapon.
(d) Gretel was looking for the Nazi swastika.

2. When a car arrives at the village, what does that car signal to the villagers?
(a) There is a change in leadership.
(b) Something bad is going to happen to someone.
(c) They are all going to be taken away.
(d) SS soldiers are coming.

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

4. Why is it hard for Gretel to know what day it is?
(a) There is no clock or calendar.
(b) Gretel has lost count of the days.
(c) Magda does not go to the village regularly.
(d) Gretel cannot tell time.

5. What does Magda have to teach the children?
(a) How to say the rosary.
(b) Family history.
(c) How to be Catholic.
(d) How to cook their own food.

6. What secret was the Stepmother keeping from the father of Hansel and Gretel?
(a) The Stepmother was married once.
(b) The Stepmother was afraid of the dogs tracking them.
(c) The Stepmother's baby was killed by the Nazis.
(d) The Stepmother was afraid of the unfamiliar forest.

7. Who are the Rom?
(a) Roman Jews.
(b) Russian Revolutionaries.
(c) Romanian Gypsies.
(d) German Nazis.

8. When the Oberfuhrer arrives, what does the Major find offensive about the SS soldier's medals?
(a) All the medals are fake.
(b) The Major has the same medals.
(c) The medals are better than the Major's.
(d) The medals are all for physical fitness.

9. What does Nelka confess while she is in labor?
(a) Her husband is alive.
(b) She is in love with Telek.
(c) Telek is the baby's father.
(d) She left her husband for Telek.

10. What does Magda miss the most about the village?
(a) Oranges.
(b) The soup.
(c) The smells of cooking.
(d) The smells of the pecans and peaches.

11. How did the man hide his two children to escape Bialystok?
(a) The man hid the children in truck tires.
(b) The man cut their hair off.
(c) The man made them wear men's clothes.
(d) The man passed them off as mechanic's helpers.

12. What secret did the little boy need to keep?
(a) He had a father.
(b) His age.
(c) He was circumcised.
(d) His name.

13. According to the Witch on page 1, what story has been told over and over again full of lies?
(a) Nazi Invasion.
(b) World War II.
(c) Wicked Stepmother.
(d) Hansel and Gretel.

14. What is the Oberfuhrer's excellent idea?
(a) Three women should clean the office in the nude.
(b) The major should have the women clean the office every evening.
(c) Wicktor has to hold a salute until the women are done cleaning.
(d) The underclothing should be used as cleaning rags.

15. What do the Russian partisans say will eventually kill all the Germans?
(a) The Polish.
(b) The Russians.
(c) Their punctuality.
(d) Their haste.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the old woman, named Magda, feeding the birds?

2. What is the S.S. Oberfuhrer and Brown Sister's purpose in the village?

3. What happens to all the German horses?

4. What is Basha and her husband's secret?

5. Why do the children tell Magda they like turnips?

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