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Multiple Choice
1. What impact does Josette’s bullying of Hugo likely have on Pierrot?
A) It causes Pierrot to be excited about leaving France.
B) It creates tension between Pierrot and Anshel.
C) It motivates Pierrot to become resilient.
D) It desensitizes Pierrot to antisemitism.
2. What does Mrs. Bronstein’s desire to keep Pierrot foreshadow in the novel?
A) An important turning point in Pierrot’s life
B) Pierrot’s decision to join Hitlerjugend
C) Anshel’s eventual forgiveness of all Pierrot has done
D) Pierrot’s abandonment of Anshel in a time of need
3. How does bullying have an impact on Pierrot’s personality?
A) It makes him more determined to defend those who are weak.
B) It makes him want to be more powerful and important.
C) It has little impact on Pierrot’s mannerisms.
D) It makes him more isolated and withdrawn.
4. What aspects of Pierrot’s personality make him most susceptible to grandiosity?
A) His inferiority
B) His lack of friends
C) His pride
D) His German identity
5. How does Pierrot justify his involvement in Beatrix and Ernst’s execution?
A) He feels guilty but believes it is a necessary evil.
B) He reasons that people should be honored to die for the Nazi cause.
C) He believes it is no great loss compared to that of Hitler’s life.
D) He thinks Beatrix and Ernst were attempting to kill and deserved punishment.
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