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finalmilkweed

Total questions: 175

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who am I? I have red hair. I used to be a Jew, and now I work for the Nazis.

a)

Kuba

b)

Uri

c)

Olek

d)

Misha

2.

In the exposition of Milkweed Misha was....

a)

a teenager

b)

a gypsy

c)

a man with a family

d)

a young boy

3.

Who am I? Misha first met me when he was eating a tomato in my backyard.

a)

Uncle Shepsel

b)

Mr. Milgrom

c)

Mrs. Milgrom

d)

Janina

4.

The Jews in Warsaw were moved where first? Where second?

a)

homes, ghetto

b)

ghetto, concentration camp

c)

facorty, concentration camp

5.

Who am I? "Jackboots"

a)

gypsies

b)

Nazis

c)

Jews

d)

orphans

6.

Where was the last place Misha ever saw his sister?

a)

in Heaven

b)

In America

c)

When she was thrown into the train

d)

in the cellar of the Blue Camel

7.

Setting: What is the time period Milkweed is set in?

a)

1940's

b)

1950's

c)

1930's

d)

1920's

8.

What am I? I was located by the orphans house. Jews could not ride me.

a)

the home of the Milgroms

b)

the trains

c)

the streetcar

d)

the merry-go-round

9.

In the resolution of Milkweed, Misha is a

a)

Jackboot

b)

prisoner in the Warsaw Ghetto

c)

Grandfather

d)

memory, (RIP)

10.

How does Misha respond when Uncle Shepsel asks him why he does not escape?

a)

Misha stares at him with uncertainty

b)

explains how he can't fit through the two-brick hole anymore

c)

that he loves everyone too much to leave

d)

last time he tried to escape, he failed last time he tried to escape, he failed

11.

Where does Misha find Uri in Heaven?

a)

in the Milgrom's old house

b)

adopted by a Nazi family

c)

stealing food and living in the old barbershop

d)

working at the hotel

12.

What miracle happens on the last day of Hanukah?

a)

the candles stay lit

b)

Misha finds a boiled egg and gives it to Janina

c)

The ghetto is liberated, the Jews are freed

d)

There is no miracle

13.

Did the boys ever "find the cow"? what happened?

a)

They never found the cow. The boys starved to death.

b)

Only Misha found the cow, when he was living on the farm.

c)

The boys found it, and it was lit on fire by a flamethrower

d)

Janina found it, as she was being tossed into the boxcar. Janina found it, as she was being tossed into the boxcar.

14.

How does Mr. Milgrom react when Misha and Janina return after he told them to runaway?

a)

He slaps Misha

b)

He talks furiously with Misha

c)

He is understanding of Janina

d)

He was happy to see them return He was happy to see them return

15.

According to the Jews in the Warsaw ghetto, what did they FIRST believe the trains were for?

a)

to bring more German soldiers

b)

for taking the Jews to a new camp to kill them

c)

Resettlement

d)

All of the above

16.

How long does Misha spend on the farm?

a)

3 months

b)

3 years

c)

4 months

d)

4 years

17.

What is Misha's name changed to when he reaches America? Who changes his name?

a)

Jack, the immigration officer

b)

Poppynoddle, his daughter

c)

Misha, Uri

d)

Abraham, Misha

18.

Which of these is the MAIN POINT the author is trying to get across to the reader?

a)

plot

b)

point of view

c)

theme

d)

moral

19.

What pronouns are associated with FIRST PERSON point of view?

a)

She, he, they

b)

We, our, I

c)

Her, his, their

d)

You, your You, your

20.

What is the resolution of the novel?

a)

"I was. Now I am. I am... Poppynoodle."

b)

"I am a Jew now. A filthy son of Abraham."

c)

"I am running. That is the first thing I remember."

d)

".. I understood at last what Uri had done.." ".. I understood at last what Uri had done.."

21.

Which kind of figurative language is this? "You are the ocean I pour myself into"

a)

foreshadowing

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

22.

What kind of figurative language compares two things using the words "like" or "as"?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

alitteration

23.

What kind of figurative language compares two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

24.

What kind of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration to prove a point?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

25.

What kind of figurative language gives human characteristics to non-human objects?

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

26.

Which part of the novel does this quote support? "I am a Jew now.. I am somebody"

a)

climax

b)

theme

c)

rising action

d)

setting

27.

What is the difference between fact and fiction?

a)

Facts are indisputable truths, fiction is made up

b)

facts are changeable, fiction is believable

c)

facts are made up, fiction is not

d)

fiction is not real, and neither are facts fiction is not real, and neither are facts

28.

What are inferences?

a)

guesses

b)

conclusions you make based on the text, but isn't stated

c)

conclusions you make based on the text, and it is stated

d)

opinions

29.

Who am I? I smoke often and laugh more. I also have been known to break lamps

a)

Misha

b)

Olek

c)

Kuba

d)

Uri

30.

Where does Milkweed take place?

a)

Berlon, Germany

b)

Dublin, Ireland

c)

Warsaw, Poland

d)

Auschwitz, Poland

31.

Who am I? I was once a pharmacist. Now, I am a widower.

a)

Mrs. Milgrom

b)

Uncle Shepsel

c)

Janina

d)

Mr. Milgrom

32.

What are the different parts of a story's plot in order?

a)

exposition, falling action, climax, rising action,resolution

b)

exposition, rising action, climax,falling action, resolution

c)

exposition, rising action, resolution, climax,falling action

d)

resolution, rising action, climax, falling action,exposition resolution, rising action, climax, falling action,exposition

33.

What part of the plot is the TURNING POINT of the story?

a)

theme

b)

climax

c)

resolution

d)

exposition

34.
The narrator saw the soldiers giving out bread.  He had not known bread could be given.  Why?
a)
He thought only the bread ladies gave out bread.
b)
He was used to stealing (snatching) the bread.
c)
He thought everything was given away.
35.
Who was the man washing the sidewalk with his beard?
a)
a Jewish man
b)
a Gypsy
c)
a German Soldier
36.
Why does the narrator want to be a Jackboot?
a)
He loves their shiny black boots.
b)
He wants to drive a tank.
c)
He wants to be in the parade.
37.
What is Uri's favorite food?
a)
babkas
b)
candy
c)
pickles
38.
What is the narrator's favorite thing to eat?
a)
hazelnut buttercream candy
b)
pickles
c)
babkas
39.
The narrator was called many names.  What identify did he receive from Uri?
a)
Stupid
b)
Stop Their
c)
Misha Pilsudski
40.
When Misha found the tomato in the garden he said that the girl watching him made him feel as if he had just become visible.  What does that mean?
a)
He was a ghost.
b)
She saw him as a real and meaningful person.
c)
He was caught as a gypsy.
41.
The background story that Uri gave Misha was....
a)
true
b)
false
42.
Why was identity so important to Misha that he had to tell people who he was? 
a)
He wanted to show off.
b)
He wanted to use his name to become a Jackboot.
c)
He did not remember who he really was and he was happy to have a name and a story to tell.
43.
Why did Misha take Janina's birthday cake?
a)
He thought they were going to burn up the cake.
b)
He was hungry.
c)
He wanted to give it to Uri.
44.
Misha said, "I'm glad I'm not a Jew."  Uri said, "Don't be too glad."  Why?
a)
Uri didn't want him to celebrate.
b)
Because Gypsies are not liked either and will be treated the same way.
c)
Uri wanted to make Misha a Jew.
45.
Who is Doctor Korczak.
a)
He established the Jewish orphanage.
b)
He was a spy.
c)
He was a Nazi.
46.
What happened to Misha's earlobe?
a)
He lost it in a fight.
b)
Uri cut it off.
c)
The Jackboots shot it off.
47.
Misha, Uri and the other boys are orphans.
a)
true
b)
false
48.
What are black pearls?
a)
coal
b)
jewelry
c)
money
49.
Who is the author of Milkweed?
a)
Roland Smith
b)
Mildred Taylor
c)
Jerry Spinelli
d)
Mrs. Circelli
50.
Misha was called all of the following names except...
a)
Stupid
b)
StopThief
c)
Gypsy
d)
Smarty
51.
The setting of the story took place in......
a)
Warsaw, Germany; 1939
b)
Warsaw, Poland; 1919
c)
Warsaw, Poland; 1939
d)
Ghetto, Poland; 1952
52.
A Jackboot is a.....
a)
Cruel authoritarian ruler.
b)
Boots worn by the Jewish.
c)
A Flop.
d)
Unfooted boots running along the streets.
53.
All of the following are survival skills except...
a)
taking food
b)
being invisible or acting like you belong
c)
being the first to react
d)
taking fox furs or lamps
54.
What does it mean to "be invisible"?
a)
to not bring attention to yourself
b)
to act like you belong
c)
to not travel in a group
d)
all of the above
55.
What happened to Misha when he was out after curfew?
a)
He was attacked by a dog.
b)
His earlobe was shot off by a Jackboot.
c)
He was caught by a Jackboot and put into the ghetto.
d)
He rode the merry-go-round with Uri.
56.
How is it helpful for Misha to not remember his parents and to be uneducated?
a)
He has something to dream about at night.
b)
He can teach others the things he knows.
c)
It helps him survive because he does not know anything better.
d)
He can obtain many identities.  
57.
Uri most likely looked out for Misha because.....
a)
his little brother died and Misha was about the same age.
b)
he wanted to control Misha.
c)
he was a Jackboot in disguise.
d)
he wanted to make sure Misha had candy.
58.
Gypies had a wandering lifestyle and moved according to the season in search of food, water, and grazing land.
a)
true
b)
false
59.
Gypies were well educated and certified to fix machinery for farmers.
a)
true
b)
false
60.
Misha was a Gypsy.
a)
true
b)
false
61.
Misha had seven brothers and five sisters and a horse names Greta.
a)
true
b)
false
62.
Misha took Janina's birthday cake because....
a)
he wanted to ruin her birthday party.
b)
he was hungry.
c)
he thought her parents were going to burn the cake down.
d)
he wanted to give it to Uri.
63.
The following are ways to identify a Jewish person except....
a)
a yellow star
b)
a fox fur
c)
a blue and white arm band
d)
a beard
64.
Doctor Korczak established the Jewish orphanage.  
a)
true
b)
false
65.
Dr. Korczak escaped from the ghetto along with the orphans.
a)
true
b)
false
66.
The ghetto were established to control the Polish people.
a)
true
b)
false
67.
Ghettos were used to control the Jewish, Gypsies, the disabled, and criminals.
a)
true
b)
false
68.
The Jewish children left the ghetto in the following ways except....
a)
through a two brick hole.
b)
through the gate.
c)
through the sewers.
d)
by climbing over the top and covering the glass.
69.
Unlucky orphans had others to help them survive in the ghetto.
a)
true
b)
false
70.
How did the author use color to provide visual imagery within the novel?
a)
He described the ghetto and the dying people as gray.
b)
He described the other side othe the wall as gray.
c)
He described the Jewish people as yellow.
d)
He described the ghetto as blue and black.
71.
Himmler provided food, shelter, and clothing to the Jewish people.
a)
true
b)
false
72.
Hitler was in charge of the ghetto.
a)
true
b)
false
73.
Himmler ordered the people in the ghetto to their deaths.
a)
true
b)
false
74.
A good theme for Family is.....
a)
Family does not have to be blood.
b)
Family turns their back on each other.
c)
Family helps each other out during times of need.
d)
Both A and C.
75.
Himmler's mission was to....
a)
exterminate the Natzi's.
b)
exterminate anyone that was considered to be sub-human.
c)
exterminate the Jackboots.
d)
exterminate only the Jewish.
76.
A flop was .....
a)
ghetto police
b)
a Jackboot
c)
a Natzi
d)
Polish police
77.
A finch told the whereabouts of the people in hiding.
a)
true
b)
false
78.
Uri had to pretend to kill Misha in order to keep him alive.
a)
true
b)
false
79.
If a child "smelled the mint" he or she received candy from Buffo.
a)
true
b)
false
80.
Milkweed symbolized hope within the ghetto.
a)
true
b)
false
81.
Why did the trains arrive in the ghetto?
a)
To transfer the people to a different ghetto.
b)
To transfer the people to another country.
c)
To transfer the people to the gas chambers or concentration camps.
d)
To being the people to the work factories.
82.
Who held Misha as a slave until the war was over?
a)
Uri
b)
Himmler
c)
A jackboot
d)
a farmer
83.
A zloty is .....
a)
a type of food
b)
the name of the gas chambers
c)
money
d)
another name for ghetto
84.
Misha had no real name throughout the book because
a)
his parents did not give him a name. 
b)
he was orphaned at a young age and does not remember much.
c)
he did not like the names anyone gave him.
d)
no one knew how to pronounce his name.
85.
"Their buttons glinted like morning stars on their uniforms" is an example of a 
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
rhyme
86.
"Milkweed" in chapter 30 of the novel represents 
a)
freedom and strength of surviving in harsh conditions.
b)
a flower able to grow in the ghetto.
c)
Misha's favorite flower.
d)
the cow that Misha is trying to locate.
87.
"Milkweed" in chapter 30 of the novel represents 
a)
freedom and strength of surviving in harsh conditions.
b)
a flower able to grow in the ghetto.
c)
Misha's favorite flower.
d)
the cow that Misha is trying to locate.
88.
Why did Uri act the way he did when he saw Misha at the train to the camps?
a)
He didn't want to be friends with him anymore.
b)
He was trying to save him from going to the concentration camp.
c)
He was a German who hated the Jews.
d)
He never really liked Misha.
89.
Misha can best be described in the beginning of the story as
a)
excited/knowledgeable
b)
lazy/incomplete
c)
ignorant/incomplete
d)
knowledgeable/ignorant
90.
An important idea from the passage is that 
a)
Misha always put others first and made sure they were take care of.
b)
Misha's age was unknown.
c)
Misha felt respect for the German's at first before he disliked them.
d)
Misha was gypsy.
91.
"I couldn't stop staring at the gloves. They were whiter than snow" is an example of a
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
92.
The effect of Janina and Misha's relationship on Misha in the end was 
a)
he could not stand living without her.
b)
he was unable to move on with his life.
c)
he was able to move to America.
d)
he was unable to speak of her to anyone.
93.
In chapter 30, what did Janina and Misha find that gave them hope in the ghetto?
a)
food 
b)
milkweed
c)
a cow 
d)
clothes
94.
Misha shows his determination to find Janina when 
a)
he is persistent in finding a way to the ovens.
b)
he took his arm band an put it on.
c)
he made friends with the mouse.
d)
he gets shot.
95.
What is one of the important statements the author tries to make, theme, through his story?
a)
It is important to know how to steal and survive in the ghetto.
b)
It is important to know about the history of everything that happened during the Holocaust.
c)
It is important to know who Jackboots are.
d)
It is important to have an identity, friends, family, and loyalty in all situations.
96.
The author wrote this story to 
a)
describe how to live in the ghetto.
b)
tell about a young boy's journey through the time of the Holocaust.
c)
defend why people should not show hatred towards anyone.
d)
share information about the Holocaust.
97.
Read this sentence from page 174 of the novel.
"Then I saw the Jackboots poking them with rifles and the dogs lunging and snapping."
Which is an antonym for lunging?
a)
attack
b)
charge
c)
fall
d)
leap
98.
How has Misha's character change from the beginning of the book until the end?
a)
Misha's life is complete with a real name and knowledge of everything.
b)
Misha still does not have knowledge of the world around him.
c)
Misha is incomplete without his friends and family from Warsaw.
d)
Misha is lonely and not loved.
99.
What did Misha suffer from the rest of his life?
a)
Racism
b)
ADHD
c)
PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
d)
Color Blindness
100.
How does Uri feel about Misha?
a)
Selfish
b)
Protective
c)
Annoyed
d)
Sad
101.
What is one reason Uri may have took Misha under his wing?
a)
He wanted to control him.
b)
He wanted company.
c)
He reminded him of his little brother that died.
d)
It was his job.
102.
Why was identity so important to Misha that he had to tell people who he was? 
a)
He wanted to show off.
b)
He wanted to use his name to become a Jackboot.
c)
He did not remember who he really was, and he was happy to have a name and a story to tell.
d)
He did not like the name "Stopthief."
103.
Milkweed symbolized hope within the ghetto.
a)
True
b)
False
104.
Why did the trains arrive in the ghetto?
a)
To transfer the people to a different ghetto.
b)
To transfer the people to another country.
c)
To transfer the people to the gas chambers or concentration camps.
d)
To being the people to the work factories.
105.
What important family role is Misha in by the end of the story?
a)
Father
b)
Uncle
c)
Aunt
d)
Grandfather
106.
Where is the setting of the novel?
a)
Warsaw
b)
Paris
c)
St. Petersburg
d)
Berlin
107.
When was the last time that Misha saw Janina?
a)
When he was stealing tomatoes from her garden
b)
Inside of the bakery
c)
When she was being thrown into a boxcar
d)
In the barn
108.
1 I am running.
2 That’s the first thing I remember. Running. I carry something, my arm curled around it, hugging it to my chest. Bread, of course. Someone is chasing me. “Stop! Thief!” I run. People. Shoulders. Shoes. “Stop! Thief!”
 Choose an adjective that expresses the atmosphere (mood) that the author evokes in paragraphs 1 and 2.
a)
depressed
b)
humorous 
c)
peaceful
d)
anxious
109.
The room that the Milgroms moved into was large enough to accommodate several families.
a)
True
b)
False
110.
Janina's mother stated "I was a human being once."  What does that mean?
a)
She is now considered to be a German.
b)
She was once treated as an equal human being.
c)
She turned into an animal.
d)
She is invisible. 
111.
The people in the ghetto ate animals such as squirrels, dogs and rats.
a)
true
b)
false
112.
Why were the bodies missing their socks and shoes?
a)
People were taking them out of disrespect.
b)
People were taking them for survival.
c)
All of the people were thieves.
113.
What was the purpose of the armbands?
a)
used to identify the Nazi's
b)
used to identify the children
c)
used to identify the Jews
d)
was used for fashion
114.
"Milkweed" is written is what point of view?
a)
second person
b)
first person narrator
c)
third person
d)
narrator
115.
What does Misha do when he sees the Jews marching to the ghetto?
a)
He runs away from them.
b)
He watches them from a hiding place.
c)
He walks with them.
d)
He yells and jeers at them.
116.
In Chapter 2, why does the narrator tell Uri that his name is "Stopthief"?
a)
That's his real name.
b)
People yell "Stop, thief"
c)
It was a joke.
d)
He llikes the name.
117.
In Chapter 3, Uri decides that Misha is a Gypsy because:
a)
He has black eyes.
b)
He has dark skin.
c)
He wars a yellow stone around his neck.
d)
All of the above.
118.
At the end of Chapter 6, Misha realizes that the men with black hair and beards are:
a)
Jackboots
b)
Gypsies
c)
Jewish
d)
Gentiles
119.
How does Misha react when he first meets a Jackboot at a parade?
a)
The Jackboots are great people.
b)
The Jackboots are Misha's family.
c)
Misha says he wants to be a Jackboot. 
d)
The Jackboots ask Misha to join the parada.
120.
In Chapter 7, how does Misha feel about the story that Uri makes up to explain his past?
a)
He is offended by the story.
b)
He loves the story.
c)
He wants to change the story.
d)
He refuses to accept the story  as his own.
121.
Misha can identify which people are Jews because:
a)
They wear armbands.
b)
They Jews are bald.
c)
They have tattoos on their arms.
d)
They wear fox furs.
122.
Janina and her family are taken to the ghetto because:
a)
They are Gypsies.
b)
They are Jewish.
c)
They are criminals.
d)
They are poor.
123.
In Chapter 19, how does Misha get outside of the ghetto?
a)
He walks through the gates.
b)
He climbs over the wall.
c)
He tunnels beneath the wall.
d)
He climbs through a hole in the wall.
124.
Misha sneaks out of the ghetto every night in order to:
a)
Look at the stars.
b)
Spy on the Jackboots.
c)
Run for exercise.
d)
Smuggle food.
125.
What happens as the Milgroms and Misha are burying Mrs. Milgrom's body in the cemetery?
a)
The guard stops them.
b)
Himmler arrives in the ghetto.
c)
Jackboots shoot at them.
d)
Bombs begin to fall.
126.
Why were Janina and Misha so disturbed when they found Olek's body hanging from a streetlight?
a)
They don't want people to know  Olek was their friend.
b)
There was a sign saying, "I was a smuggler."
c)
Olek wasn't wearing any shoes.
d)
They needed information from Olek.
127.
In Chapter 39, why can't Misha and Janina return to the ghetto after smuggling?
a)
They cannot fit back through the hole.
b)
The hole in the wall has been filled.
c)
There is a guard keeping watch by the hole.
d)
The ghetto is empty of people.
128.
In Chapter 42, who finds Misha on the train tracks and helps him?
a)
Uri.
b)
Doctor Korczak.
c)
A young girl and her dog.
d)
A farmer.
129.
In Chapter 39, what happens to Janina when she and Misha go back to the train station?
a)
She learns Misha is a Jackboot.
b)
She runs into Buffo.
c)
She finds the love of her life.
d)
She is caught by the Jackboots.
130.
How does Uri save Misha from being deported out of the ghetto?
a)
Uri shoots Misha's ear.
b)
Uri finds a family for Misha to live with.
c)
Uri helps Misha become a Jackboot.
d)
Uri hides Misha in "heaven".
131.
Near the end of the novel, what middle name does Misha give his granddaughter?
a)
Janina
b)
Uri
c)
Milgrom
d)
Katherine
132.
What does the milkweed plant growing in the ghetto represent?
a)
Love
b)
Sadness
c)
Bravery
d)
Hope
133.
Who is the narrator of the novel Milkweed?
a)
Misha
b)
Janina
c)
Uri
d)
Mr. Milgrom
134.
What did Misha suffer from the rest of his life?
a)
Racism
b)
ADHD
c)
PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
d)
Color Blindness
135.
Who does Misha smuggle food for?
a)
The orphans
b)
Janina
c)
Dr. Korczak and his family
d)
All of the above
136.
How does Uri feel about Misha?
a)
Selfish
b)
Protective
c)
Annoyed
d)
Sad
137.
What feelings do the boys show toward Nazis/jackboots?
a)
resentment
b)
anger
c)
bitterness
d)
all of the above
138.
Why does Big Henryk hang people upside down to whack them?
a)
to get the lice out of their hair
b)
to hurt them
c)
to steal their bread and coins
d)
to distract them
139.
What does Mr. Milgrom give as presents for Hannakuh?
a)
candy
b)
combs
c)
shoes
d)
food
140.

A type of fine German pork sausage that is typically fried or grilled

a)

bratwurst

b)

jackboot

c)

ghetto

d)

orphanage

141.

In a hurried, excited, or disorganized manner.

a)

bratwurst

b)

orphanage

c)

frantically

d)

velvety

142.

A person who is professionally qualified to prepare and dispense medicinal drugs.

a)

bratwurst

b)

orphanage

c)

bombardment

d)

pharmacist

143.

Forbidding or uninviting.

a)

velvety

b)

cuckoo

c)

grim

d)

trench

144.

A residential institution for the care and education of orphans.

a)

bratwurst

b)

riffraff

c)

jackboot

d)

orphanage

145.

A long, narrow ditch.

a)

trench

b)

jackboot

c)

babka

d)

ghetto

146.

A segregated thickly populated slum area in a city.

a)

trench

b)

ghetto

c)

jackboot

d)

gypsy

147.

Having a smooth, soft appearance, feel, or taste.

a)

grim

b)

ghetto

c)

cuckoo

d)

velvety

148.

A member of a traveling people traditionally living by itinerant trade and fortune telling. They originated in South Asia.

a)

jackboot

b)

babka

c)

gypsy

d)

ghetto

149.

A loaf-shaped coffee cake made with sweet yeast dough to which raisins, chocolate, or nuts may be added.

a)

babka

b)

bratwurst

c)

ghetto

d)

gypsy

150.

_____ was a friend of Misha's who went to work for the Nazis.

a)

Kuba

b)

Olek

c)

Uri

d)

Janina

151.

At the beginning of the story, Misha was _____.

a)

A teenager

b)

Leader of the Jews

c)

A young boy

d)

A soldier

152.

Misha met _____ when he was eating a tomato that he found in a family's back yard.

a)

Olek

b)

Janina

c)

Uri

d)

Kuba

153.

The Nazis moved the Jews of Warsaw into a _____ and later sent them to a _____.

a)

factory, farm

b)

factory, concentration camp

c)

ghetto, concentration camp

d)

ghetto, farm

154.

The Jackboots were the _____.

a)

Jews

b)

Group of boys that Misha stayed with

c)

Nazi soldiers

d)

Shopkeepers

155.

Misha last saw Janina _____.

a)

In America at their new home

b)

When she was being thrown into a boxcar

c)

At the Milgrom's home

d)

At her birthday party

156.

The story takes place in the _______.

a)

1940s

b)

1930s

c)

1950s

d)

1920s

157.

The merry-go-round was near the home of the _____.

a)

Milgroms

b)

Nazi soldiers

c)

Street children

d)

orphans

158.

At the end of the story, Misha is a _____.

a)

Teenager

b)

Nazi soldier

c)

Grandfather

d)

Prisoner

159.

Misha’s response to Uncle Shepsel as to why Misha does not escape the camp forever is

a)

uncertainty because he never thought about escaping before

b)

because he could not fit in the hole anymore

c)

that he loves everyone in camp too much to leave

d)

because the last time he tried to escape he failed

160.

Misha finds Uri outside of the ghetto

a)

beaten senseless on the streets

b)

adopted by a Nazi family

c)

stealing food from soldiers

d)

working at a hotel

161.

What is the “miracle” that occurs on the last day of Hanukah?

a)

Mrs. Milgrom wakes up from her illness.

b)

Misha finds a cracked, boiled egg to give to Janina.

c)

The Hanukah candle lasts another week.

d)

None of the above

162.

What happens when the boys finally find the cow everyone in the ghetto talks about?

a)

The cow gives birth

b)

The boys push the cow over to hide behind

c)

A building falls on the cow from a bomb

d)

A nazi soldier sets the cow on fire with a flamethrower

163.

How does Mr. Milgrom react when Misha returns without running away with Janina?

a)

He hits Misha

b)

He talks furiously to Misha

c)

He is understanding in Janina's unwillingness to go

d)

He is glad Misha brought Janina back

164.

What do the Jews in the ghetto initially believe the trains are for?

a)

To bring more German Soldiers

b)

For taking the people in the ghetto to new camps to kill them

c)

Resettlement

d)

All of the above

165.

How long does Misha stay on the farm?

a)

3 months

b)

4 years

c)

3 years

d)

4 months

166.

What does Misha’s name get changed to in America?

a)

Jack

b)

Michael

c)

Abraham

d)

John

167.

Which element refers to the lesson or main point that the author is trying to get across to readers?

a)

Plot

b)

Point of View

c)

Theme

d)

Moral

168.

Milkweed begins, “I am running. That’s the first thing I remember.” Jerry Spinelli uses which point of view to tell this novel?

a)

third person omniscient

b)

third person

c)

first person

169.

In Milkweed, Misha says, “And now this little girl in my lap, this little girl whose call silences the tramping Jackboots. Her voice will be the last. I was. Now I am. I am . . . Poppynoodle.” This is an example of:

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

resolution

170.

What type of figurative language is the following:

“You were the bottle I poured myself into.”

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

171.

“Big Henryk’s first wallop sent me skidding over the frozen ground like a sled on ice.”....is an example of:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Idiom

172.

“On Sunday, Jackboot came with their girlfriends to pinch their noses and take pictures while tossing bread to us pigeons.”.....is an example of:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Symbolism

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

173.

“He was scrubbing my skin off.” is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Symbolism

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Hyperbole

174.

“Darkness, my friend, was leaving.” ...is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Simile

175.

One night, after Misha and Janina returned to the ghetto after their night of smuggling, the Jackboots had everyone come out of their apartments and line up at attention for hours. Mr. Milgrom gave Misha an armband. The text says, “With my new armband, I thought: I am a Jew now. A filthy son of Abraham. They’re screaming at me. I am somebody.”


This passage could be used to support which of the following:

a)

This is climax of the plot. The Jackboots are mistreating the Jews.

b)

This is evidence for the theme. This is an example of Misha discovering who he is.

c)

This passage shows the setting as the Jews were mistreated in the cold weather.

d)

This show the rising action of the plot and how the Jews were treated

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