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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. What did Jo get for Benjamin?

2. How did Grandpere know about the hiding place?

3. Who did Grandpere bring to meet Jo at the family visit?

4. How did Papa react to the friendship between his family members and the soldiers?

5. Why did Grandpere choose to tell the secret?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Germans respond to the sheep herding?

2. What is life like for Jo after the war?

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

4. How does Grandpere help heal the rift between the father and the son?

5. What happens when the Germans arrive?

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

7. How did Hubert react to the news that the Germans were leaving?

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

9. What happens while Jo's father is answering the questions?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The war came on suddenly, radically changing the lives of the villagers. The bear attack came on suddenly, changing Jo's world. Describe how the situations were similar.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the children's new hiding place and Jo's reaction to it. Describe how Joe related to the children themselves.

Essay Topic 3

The villagers treated Jo like a hero. How did this make him feel? Did he feel as if he deserved their respect? Why or why not?

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