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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. With what is Anna's father frustrated?

2. In Chapter 5, who do they find out will not be joining them?

3. How many of the boy's friends chase Anna with him?

4. What does Anna's mother order her and Max to do while they are being checked?

5. What does Anna's family hear about her father by the end of Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Anna's father in Chapter 1 and why?

2. How is Anna's father feeling about his work and Germany?

3. Where does Anna's father go in Chapter 10, and who watches the children when he is gone?

4. What do Max and Anna think about the anti-Semitism and what does their mother say about it?

5. Who comes home from school with Anna and her sibling, and what do they do?

6. What does Anna's father tell her about her behavior and what do they learn about the German government and her father?

7. Who is the first character introduced in the book, what year is it, how old is she and where does she live? Who is her sibling?

8. What happens to Pumpel and how does Omama feel about it?

9. Where does Anna's mother say they will probably go, what do Anna and Max tell the other children about their father and where does their father arrive safely?

10. How is Max doing in school and with whom does he spend his time playing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are six major characters in this story. Choose one of the following questions in a well-developed, cohesive essay using examples from the text and your research or personal experience:

1. Compare and contrast Anna and Max.

2. Compare and contrast Anna's father with Onkel Julius.

3. Compare and contrast Frau Zwirn with Anna's mother.

Essay Topic 2

Anna and her brother Max had some problems keeping up in the education system in France.

1. How important do you think education is to the German people at that time? Do you think education still is important in Germany? Why or why not? Use examples from "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" and your own life to support your answer.

2. How do you think Anna and Max felt when their mother said they could not go to public schools? Is there any indication of their reaction? How would you feel under the same circumstances? Use examples from the book and your own life to support your answer.

3. Research a little on the Jewish culture's attitude towards education. Would their ideas about learning cause the school children to feel better or worse about being excluded from the schools in pre-WWII Germany? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Anna is a nine year old Jewish girl living in Berlin in the winter of 1932-33. She has a brother named Max and her father is a famous writer and poet whose notoriety brings her family attention. Germany is on the brink of an election between the Nazis and the Sozis. If the Nazis win, Hitler will come to power.

1. What do you think are the biggest fears a nine year old girl in Anna's situation will face? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. How do you think having a famous parent affects a child's life? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. What do you think is meant by the statement "whose notoriety brings her family attention"? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

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