Behind the Bedroom Wall

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Initially, Korinna does not want Rachel to play with her kitten. What does her decision to let the kitten into the secret room illustrate?

A) Her diminished interest in the kitten

B) Her growing compassion for Rachel

C) Her desire to not disappoint her mother

D) Her embarrassment at her mother’s criticism

2. Why does Eva run from the beating of Herr Haase?

A) She does not want to be seen sympathizing with a “Jew-lover.”

B) She is upset to see a kind man being aggressively beaten in front of his family.

C) She is scared that Hans will also hurt her.

D) She despises Rita’s indifferent reaction to the scene.

3. What is the role of the black books?

A) To encourage the children to spy on those around them, reporting disloyal actions

B) To encourage the children to hero worship the Fuhrer by writing about him in the book

C) To encourage the children to express their creativity

D) To encourage the children to record altered historical details

4. What does the children being instructed to paste together pages in their history books symbolize?

A) The attempts of the Nazi party to rewrite history to be more pro-German