Milkweed - A Review!

Who is the narrator of the novel Milkweed?

• Misha
• Janina
• Uri
• Mr. Milgrom

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In Chapter 2, why does the narrator tell Uri that his name is "Stopthief"?

• That's his real name.
• People yell "Stop, thief"
• It was a joke.
• He llikes the name.

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In Chapter 3, Uri decides that Misha is a Gypsy because:

• He has black eyes.
• He has dark skin.
• He wars a yellow stone around his neck.
• All of the above.

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At the end of Chapter 6, Misha realizes that the men with black hair and beards are:

• Jackboots
• Gypsies
• Jewish
• Gentiles

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How does Misha react when he first meets a Jackboot at a parade?

• The Jackboots are great people.
• The Jackboots are Misha's family.
• Misha says he wants to be a Jackboot. 
• The Jackboots ask Misha to join the parada.

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In Chapter 7, how does Misha feel about the story that Uri makes up to explain his past?

• He is offended by the story.
• He loves the story.
• He wants to change the story.
• He refuses to accept the story  as his own.

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What does Misha do when he sees the Jews marching to the ghetto?

• He runs away from them.
• He watches them from a hiding place.
• He walks with them.
• He yells and jeers at them.

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Misha can identify which people are Jews because:

• They wear armbands.
• They Jews are bald.
• They have tattoos on their arms.
• They wear fox furs.

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Janina and her family are taken to the ghetto because:

• They are Gypsies.
• They are Jewish.
• They are criminals.
• They are poor.

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In Chapter 19, how does Misha get outside of the ghetto?

• He walks through the gates.
• He climbs over the wall.
• He tunnels beneath the wall.
• He climbs through a hole in the wall.

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