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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. How did Papa react after hearing what Jo was doing?

2. Where does Papa spend the summer?

3. What is special about Michael?

4. Why did Grandpere choose to tell the secret?

5. What did Papa and Grandpere do during the special Mass?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is unnerving about moving up the mountain?

2. What is Jo's father's personality like when he gets back home?

3. Who came up with the idea for getting the children safe, and why was this surprising?

4. What happened to the German troops when the war ended?

5. What happens when the border is in sight?

6. What does the corporal confess to Jo, and how does he respond to Jo's proclamation that he was friends with Benjamin and Leah?

7. What occurred shortly after Benjamin and Leah were taken away and how did this affect Benjamin and Leah?

8. Who visits Jo at the very end of the book?

9. How does the Corporal show that he cares about Hubert?

10. What is the children's new hiding spot like, and how did they find it?

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 Laurent's plan, and why did he do it? What happened after they scared the woman?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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