Jacob the Liar Quizzes

Jacob the Liar Quiz

1 Which of these is not a reason that the narrator is obsessed with trees?
He once fell from a tree and broke his hand

His wife was executed under a tree

He and Jacob climbed a tree together and became friends

Trees were prohibited in the ghetto
2 Why is Jacob sent to the military office at the beginning of the novel?
He has a secret radio

He is accused of being out after curfew

He attacked a sentry

He was caught out without the yellow stars on his jacket
3 What is the style of narration in the novel?
First-person

Third-person limited

Third-person omniscient

Second-person
4 Why does Jacob tell Mischa that he has a radio?
Because Jacob is a habitual liar

To start a riot at the freight yard

To impress Mischa

To add credibility to the information about the Russian advance and prevent Mischa from stealing potatoes
5 Why does Mischa continue to sit on the ground after Jacob prevents him from stealing potatoes?
He is waiting for another chance to sneak towards the freight car

He is scared of being seen by sentries

He is in a state of bliss about Jacob's radio

He is badly injured
6 Why does the narrator suggest that Mischa will be unable to keep Jacob's secret to himself?
Mischa talks extremely loudly

Mischa is known for spreading rumors

Mischa hates Jacob and wants the sentries to know about Jacob's radio

Mischa will feel the need to spread his intense joy to the other residents of the ghetto
7 Which answer best describes the relationship between Jacob and the narrator?
They do not know each other well during the main narrative

They dislike each other because the narrator is rude to Jacob about his radio

They are cousins

They are good friends
8 Which answer does not reflect an important milestone in Mischa and Rosa's early courtship?
Mischa and Rosa meeting during the ration card distribution

Mischa giving Rosa a book of poems and songs

Mischa asking to walk Rosa home

Mischa taking Rosa for a date at a nearby lake
9 Why does Mischa become confused at Rosa's house in Chapter 9?
He is surprised to find Jacob there

He forgets why he went to Rosa's house in the first place

Felix asks him to play checkers, but he does not know the rules

He assumes the secret the Frankfurters are discussing has to do with Jacob's radio, but it really has to do with someone giving birth
10 Why does Felix destroy his radio?
He is angry at Rosa and cannot express his rage any other way

He hears a rumor that searches through homes will be conducted soon

He assumes the Nazis will be looking for prohibited radios after the news of Jacob's radio spreads

He hates the music that is playing from the radio
11 Which answer reflects a real characteristic of Isaak Fayngold?
He pretends to be deaf and mute for Mischa's sake

He is a teenager

He is Mischa's best friend

He lives in an adjacent apartment to Mischa
12 Which of the following is not true of Herschel Schtamm?
He hides his earlocks under a hat

He is an extremely devout Jew

He has two siblings in the ghetto

He is shot for interacting with a freight car full of people
13 How did Lina end up living in the attic?
She was kidnapped and forced to live in the attic

She ran away from home at a young age

She was born in the attic

Her parents were deported, leaving her with nowhere else to live
14 Which answer best describes the relationship between Jacob and Lina?
They dislike each other

They do not know each other

Extremely close, the two of them are like family

They are friendly but not particularly close
15 What is the main reason for Kirschbaum's interaction with Lina in the novel?
Kirschbaum is warning Lina that Jacob is a bad influence

Kirschbaum is trying to see what Lina knows about Jacob's radio

Kirschbaum is sneaking her food

Kirschbaum is a former doctor and is examining Lina because she is sick
16 Why is Jacob happy about the power failure?
It means that he does not have to go to work

It means that he can more easily sneak out after curfew

It means that the Nazi infrastructure is failing, a sign they are close to being defeated

It allows him to stop lying about his radio
17 Why is it significant to Jacob that the Whistle has a newspaper?
Jacob used to read the newspaper every morning

Jacob wants to use the newspaper to start a fire

It presents the opportunity for Jacob to get more true information for his radio

Newspapers are banned in the ghetto, so Jacob could get the Whistle in trouble
18 What form of irony best describes the scene where Lina is searching for a radio that the reader knows does not exist?
Dramatic irony

Situational irony

Verbal irony

Overstatement
19 What is the likeliest reason for Kirschbaum's suicide?
He has no loved ones remaining in the ghetto

He is in a lose-lose situation; either he heals Hardtloff, or he is killed anyway.

He wants to become a martyr for the Jewish resistance

Jacob's confession that the radio does not exist
20 How does Jacob know that Kirschbaum is dead?
He makes a guess

Preuss tells him

Kirschbaum leaves a note for him

He surmises it based on the fact that Hardtloff is dead
21 What is the likeliest reason for Mischa not telling Rosa about the deportations when he comes to intercept her?
He does not want Rosa to try to save her parents

Mischa wants to surprise Rosa with the information that he has already saved her parents

Mischa does not know about the deportations

Rosa's parents have already been deported out of the ghetto by the time Mischa finds Rosa
22 Why does the looter smile at Rosa?
He is happy about what he is stealing

He sees that she is Jewish like him

He is trying to impress her

He is about to introduce himself
23 Why does Jacob blame himself for Kowalski's death?
He caused a fight between Kowalski and Mischa

He confessed to Kowalski that the radio was fake, likely causing Kowalski's suicide

Kowalski told Jacob before leaving Jacob's house that he was upset about the confession

He told Kowalski to stay out after curfew
24 Which of the following happens in the narrator's fictitious ending?
Jacob asks Rosa and Mischa to take care of Lina temporarily

The Jews are deported to an extermination camp

Jacob successfully escapes the ghetto

Jacob continues his radio reports as usual
25 Which of the following does not happen in the real ending?
The Jews are deported to an extermination camp

The Russians liberate the ghetto

The workers at the freight yard are sent home and told to pack their things

Lina and the narrator meet for the first time

There are a few different answers to this question. First, when questioned, Preuss tells the narrator that Dr. Kirschbaum took his own life, using poison he carried in his medical bag. The second version of Kirschbaum's death is that after...

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