The Butterfly by Patricia Polacco Quiz

Who occupied Monique's village and France during the book?

• The French Resistance

• The Nazis

• The British

In the middle of the night, Monique sees a "ghost" at the end of her bed. Who is the "ghost"?

• Sevrine, a little Jewish girl

• Servrine, her cousin

• Marcelle, her mother

On the way home from school, Monique and Denise visit a candy shop. What happens to the owner after they leave?

• He is robbed

• He is taken by the Nazis

• He is forced to close his shop

What does the word "papillon" mean in English?

• butterfly

• wasp

• bee

How does Monique find out that there are people living in her cellar?

• She hears them singing

• Sevrine tells her and shows her the cellar

• Her mother tells her and that she must keep it a secret.

What did the Nazi soldier do to the butterfly in Monique's garden?

• He catches it and squashes it

• He catches it and lets it fly away

• He catches it and gives it to Monique

Who sees the girls in the window in the middle of the night?

• The Nazis

• The priest

• A neighbor

Where are Sevrine and Monique separated?

• in the garden

• at the train station

• in a ditch

What sign did Marcelle and Monique get that Sevrine was OK?

• A flower blooming

• a group of butterflies

• a necklace in the mail

How did the author use the symbol of the butterfly to represent what may have happened to Monsieur Marks?

• The candy jars were empty

• The shop had to close

• The Nazi squashed the butterfly in Monique's garden.