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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 Jo go back to the widow's house?
(a) He wanted to see the girl.
(b) He wanted to warn her about the German soldiers.
(c) He wanted to hear more stories.
(d) He wanted to check on the bear cub.

2. What new rule did the Germans initiate in the town when they moved in?
(a) They couldn't write any more letters to their loved ones.
(b) They had to use German money.
(c) There was to be a strict curfew.
(d) They had to give the Germans a portion of their food supply.

3. How did the soldiers gain acceptance in the village?
(a) They had a lot of money and hired people who needed jobs.
(b) They made Hubert happy.
(c) They helped kill a bear.
(d) They helped the farmers.

4. What does the man say about the cub's mother?
(a) He said it was too bad the cub was now an orphan.
(b) He said the cub's mother would come back soon.
(c) He said the cub's mother wandered off.
(d) He tells Jo not to feel bad. He just did his job.

5. In the celebration of the capture, what was suddenly forgotten?
(a) The children's bedtime
(b) The war
(c) School
(d) Dinner

Short Answer Questions

1. What relationship does the man have to the widow?

2. Where was Jo's father?

3. How would Benjamin disguise himself at the farm?

4. Where did Jo think Benjamin and Leah might be hiding if they hadn't been caught?

5. What did the situation make Benjamin determined to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Benjamin waiting at the farm?

2. How does Laurent get revenge?

3. Why didn't Benjamin and Leah come home?

4. What did the villagers have to do when the Germans arrived?

5. Why does Hubert go to school een though he is too old and what does he do there?

6. What is Benjamin doing while he is waiting for Anya?

7. How do the townspeople get along with the soldiers?

8. What will happen to people who help the Jews, according to the soldiers?

9. What is unusual about the meeting with the man and his introduction?

10. What does Jo have to prove to the widow, and how does he prove it when questioned about what he saw in the barn?

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