1. ABCDE $100 $500 $400 $300 $200

2. A (1) What point of view is Milkweed written in (in the first chapter) and how can we tell ?

3. A (1) - $100 First person point of view. We know this because "I" is used.

4. A (1) - $200 What was Misha’s first rule of life?

5. A (1) - $200 Always be the first to move

6. A (1) - $300 Who is Olek? What happens to Olek?

7. A (1) - $300 Olek is an orphan who lost one arm in a train accident— he is hung because he was caught smuggling.

8. A (1) - $400 How does Stopthief meet Uri?

9. A (1) - $400 Uri saves Stopthief from getting caught from stealing the bread.

10. A (1) - $500 Why does the author begin with a memory?

11. A (1) - $500 The author begins with a memory to provide background information about Stopthief.

12. B (2)- $100 Who is Himmler?

13. B (2) - $100 Himmler is Hitler’s #2—he is the head of the SS.

14. B - $200 Why does the narrator believe that his name is “Stopthief” in Chapter 1?

15. B (2) - $200 The narrator is running because he stole bread and he hears people shouting “Stop” “Thief!”

16. B (2)- $300 Describe the character of Uncle Shepsel.

17. B - $300 Uncle Shepsel is the Milgroms’ elderly uncles; he tries to escape the resettlement and does not want Misha to be a part of the family. We can infer that he is selfish.

18. B - $400 How did Uri want Misha to act in public?

19. B - $400 Look straight ahead, no laughing or screaming, be invisible

20. B - $500 What is a “flop”?

21. B - $500 A flop is a Jew who guards other Jews and reports to the Jackboots

22. C $100 Who is Buffo?

23. C $100 a Jewish flop—killed children with bare hands

24. C $200 What do the Jews in the ghetto initially believe the trains are for?

25. C $200 They believe that they are getting “resettled” to a free Jewish town.

26. C $300 What happens when the boys finally find the cow everyone in the ghetto talks about?

27. C $300 A Nazi soldier sets the cow on fire with a flamethrower.

28. C $400 Why can Uri work at the hotel and not be discovered as a Jew?

29. C $400 Uri can work at the hotel and not be discovered as a Jew because he changes his name, has red hair, and according to the text “does not look like a Jew.”

30. C $500 Where is the setting of Milkweed?

31. C $500 Warsaw Poland, in 1939, during World War II. The environment consisted of loud noises as a result of bombings, plains, etc.

32. D - $100 What do the flies and crows have in common?

33. D - $100 Both eat the bodies of the deceased.

34. D - $200 What does Misha think about the flamethrower? Why is it ironic?

35. D - $200 Misha thinks that the fire is beautiful. He is captivated by the colors of the flame. It is ironic because the flamethrower was actually meant to hurt the Jews.

36. D $300 What are the three elements of setting?

37. D - $300 Place Time Environment

38. D - $400 What can the plant “milkweed” symbolize?

39. D $400 The milkweed in the story is used to symbolize angels.

40. D - $500 How does Misha change from the beginning of the story to the end?

41. D - $500 Misha is naïve, silly, and is unaware of the severity of the situation (foolishly fearless) in the beginning. However, he becomes knowledgeable, intelligent, and responsible by the end.

42. E - $100 What kind of relationship does Misha and Janina share?

43. E - $100 A brother-sister type of relationship

44. E - $200 Who is Vivian?

45. E- $200 Misha’s wife for 5 months.

46. E - $300 What are Jackboots?

47. E - $300 Nazi soldiers

48. E - $400 What is candy mountain?

49. E- $400 Candy mountain is a euphemism for death—it can represent the concentration camps.

50. E $500 How does the setting affect the plot?

51. E - $500 Story is based on a historical time period and as a result the action/conflict in the novel is centered around the tragic events of the Holocaust