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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 Benjamin and Leah react when Jo saw them?

2. What alerted the soldiers on the mountain?

3. What vehicle did Benjamin take when he left?

4. What advice did Benjamin give Jo regarding Anya?

5. What did the Corporal do when he saw Jo looking scared by the cabin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jo feel about the return of his father?

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

3. What happened to the bear that Benjamin raised?

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

5. What does Jo learn before his father arrives home with news about the children?

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

7. Why is the time of year significant to the plan for the children's escape?

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

9. Why was Jo's father allowed to come home?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

When Papa came home, he was a different man from when he left. It was difficult for everyone assimilating him back into the household. Describe the effect of his return on everyone in the household, including Papa himself.

Essay Topic 3

Most of the men in the village went off to war. How has this affected the village as a whole? How has it affected Jo? How does he compensate for the loss of his father?

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