Milkweed Review

Who is the narrator of the novel Milkweed?

• Misha
• Janina
• Uri
• Mr. Milgrom

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Janina and her family are taken to the ghetto because:

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

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.

Misha sneaks out of the ghetto every night in order to:

• Look at the stars.
• Spy on the Jackboots.
• Run for exercise.
• Smuggle food.

In Chapter 34, what does Misha want to find in order to make Janina happy?

• A comb.
• A pickled egg.
• A tomato.
• A hazelnut buttercream chocolate.