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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Laurent ask Jo to be his accomplice?

2. What impressed the widow about the boy?

3. What did Jo do when he saw what Rouf was barking at?

4. What were the Germans in the village like?

5. What new rule did the Germans initiate in the town when they moved in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jo go up to the widow's house and what does he overhear?

2. How does Madame Horcada ensure that the boy can still visit her?

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

4. How does Laurent get revenge?

5. Jo vaguely remembers seeing the man once before. What was that situation?

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

7. Why does Jo go back to the mountains after the bear is caught, and what does he find?

8. When Jo goes to warn the widow about the soldiers, what does he discover?

9. Why were the soldiers in the town?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a Jew, according to this book. Why were the Germans trying to kill the Jews?

Essay Topic 2

How did Jo feel about finding Grandpere at Madame Horcada's? How did Grandpere react to seeing him there? What plan did they come up with regarding this situation?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Anya's return and what it signified.

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