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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 do Anna's parents do about her father's gift?
2. What does Anna receive for her composition essay?
3. What is the date of the anniversary of the French revolution?
4. What has to happen in order to pass the French elementary school exam?
5. What does Anna's father think when he buys her the gift in question # 149?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Anna want to do about schooling and why can't she?
2. How do Max and Anna do with their new teacher, and how is the family adjusting to life in Paris?
3. What is Anna's father attempting to do to earn more money and how does this lead her mother to want to move to England?
4. What is the gist of the good and bad news that comes in Chapter 23?
5. How does Anna's father feel about the cloth her mother gets and why?
6. What is Anna's class like and how are her first attempts at her school assignments?
7. What does Francine do with Anna when they visit and what does Anna do that pleases her Aunt Sarah?
8. What relative does Anna's mother take her to see and why is communication difficult? Why is that relative in France?
9. Explain the French elementary school exam.
10. How does Anna's mother get some cloth for clothing?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful novel?
2. Analyze and discuss "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if The White Boy Shuffle is a successful novel.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful novel should be different if it is written for young teens versus adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" a successful novel? What about young teens? What about Jewish people? German people?
Essay Topic 2
Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:
1. Fully explain why you think "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?
2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.
3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.
4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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