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1) What holiday did Patricia celebrate with her family?
Christmas.
Patricia's family didn't celebrate the holidays.
St. Nick's Day
Hanukkah.
2) How long did the holiday festivities last?
Two weeks.
It varied according to when the family was home.
The entire month of December.
Eight days.
3) What is the candleholder called that is used in observation of Hanukkah?
The beeswax candleholder.
Menorah.
Hanukkah.
Christmas tree stand.
4) Why did Patricia and Richard sneak into Grampa's workroom?
To peek at the wooden toys he carved.
To see the tree he decorated.
To see the scarves Babushka knitted.
To look for Cherry Kremmel, Patricia's best friend.
5) What sickness did the Kremmels and other neighbors have?
Pneumonia.
Allergies.
Everyone was very healthy.
Scarlet Fever.
6) Why was Patricia's family worried about her, when she returned from the Kremmels?
They didn't like her going to the Kremmels.
They were upset because she had been lost.
Because she had been gone too long.
They were afraid she was exposed to Scarlet Fever.
7) What is the shommas?
The dessert Babushka made for Hanukkah.
Patricia's nickname for Cherry.
The candle used to light all others in the menora..
Another name for the Hanukkah holiday.
8) What did the family decide to do for their ill neighbors?
Invite them over for Hanukkah dinner.
Take them ice cream and Chocolate Pie.
Invite them over to watch TV.
Decorate Christmas trees and take them food.
9) What did they decorate the Christmas trees with?
The decorations off their own Christmas tree.
The left over toys from last Hanukkah.
Flowers from the garden.
The wooden toys Grampa had made.
10) Why did Babushka call the trees The Trees of the Dancing Goats?
She thought the trees were shaped like goats.
She couldn't think of any other name.
On each tree, they'd hung a wooden dancing goat.
The neighbors they gave them to all liked goats.
11) Who arrived just before the last Hanukkah celebration dinner?
The dancing goats.
All of Patricia's neighbors.
Richard, who had been away.
The Kremmels.
12) What was the miracle of the menorahs?
The new menorah had healing powers.
The menorahs looked exactly the same.
The candles on both were the same height; The old ones hardly burned down.
The menorah the Kremmels brought was decorated with toys.
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