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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gretel tell Hansel and Magda she wants?
(a) An orange.
(b) A pony.
(c) A potato.
(d) Her name.

2. Why does Gretel go off in the woods on her own?
(a) Gretel is fascinated with the ice-encased world.
(b) There are hoof prints indicating the wild ponies are nearby.
(c) She wonders if the ponies have ice in their hair.
(d) She knows everyone else will sleep for another hour.

3. Who witnesses the priest kill the soldier and the Brown Sister?
(a) Telek.
(b) Nelka.
(c) Wiktor.
(d) Hansel.

4. Why does the priest decide to get the baby for Nelka?
(a) Father Piotr believes he will be redeemed.
(b) He believes his soul is such a little, worthless one.
(c) The priest wants to show the village he is brave.
(d) It is his way of repenting for all his past sins.

5. According to the Russian, why do Russians drink heavily?
(a) Russians drink a lot of vodka because it is their national drink.
(b) Because it shows they still have feelings.
(c) Because they are all alcoholics.
(d) Because they are not affected by the effects of alcohol.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hansel go when he is kicked out of the cabin?

2. Where does Telek take Nelka and the baby to hide?

3. Why does Hansel want to get out of the village so quickly when he is kicked out of Halina's?

4. What does the Major think the result of the Christmas Eve hunt will be?

5. How does the priest stop Telek from committing the crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What had brought the stepmother to the field?

2. What tragedy is stuck in Father Poitr's mind from his service in the war?

3. Why did the Oberfuhrer participate in transfusions?

4. What was the car, painted green with an odd shape and open top?

5. Why did the Brown Sister take the baby from Nelka?

6. Hansel provides a reason for being circumcised to the Oberfuhrer when being inspected, what was that reason?

7. What happened to Nelka, Telek and the baby?

8. Hansel was in the woods on Christmas eve, what did he save from the Oberfuhrer?

9. What does Gretel light in the forest for Father Poitr?

10. Who was listening to Telek's plans to murder the officers and the Brown Sister?

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