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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. Why did Mr. Shuster oppose Mother's plans?
(a) It would anger the Germans.
(b) He was forbidden to allow any luxuries.
(c) He feared reprisals if the Jews rose up.
(d) He was full of his own power.

2. How does Piri describe the conditions at the ghetto?
(a) Squalid.
(b) Barely tolerable.
(c) Inhumane.
(d) Rough.

3. What was Mr. Schwartz' response to Mother?
(a) He told her how much it would cost to be smuggled out.
(b) He assured her he would keep Iboya safe.
(c) He said that the resistance didn't need her help.
(d) He said there wasn't any space for her to be smuggled out.

4. Lajos was accused of ____________.
(a) Beating a soldier.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Disloyalty.
(d) Theft.

5. What happened to Dr. Feher?
(a) He shot himself after his wife and daughter had been raped.
(b) He left for America.
(c) He stopped making house calls.
(d) He was arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mother's aim in buying a goat?

2. How does Piri describe the ghetto?

3. How does Piri characterize the German invasion of Hungary?

4. Why was Mother upset in the beginning of chapter 12?

5. Where have the German soldiers ordered Mother to take them?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the incident with Lilli change Piri's mother?

2. Describe the conditions at the ghetto.

3. Describe the circumstances of Lujza's death.

4. Describe the ultimatum the Germans issued to the Jewish community.

5. What message did Mother get from Lajos' parents?

6. What were the family's options for escaping after Lujza's death?

7. What happened to Dr. Feher?

8. Describe Piri's development into womanhood.

9. How did life in the ghetto affect Mother?

10. What news did Mother get of Lilli, Lajos, and Manci after her trip?

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