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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bruno's assignment in the army?

2. Who picks up Aurek and Silvana in the forest?

3. What does Bruno want to do upon arriving in France?

4. Why is Janusz not going to Felixstowe to try to win back Silvana?

5. Who spends the day in the woods with Silvana and Aurek?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Silvana learn when Peter's grandmother comes to visit?

2. Who tends to Janusz in "Poland" and why?

3. What does Janusz cling to in "Ipswich"?

4. Who sees Silvana and Aurek as a miracle?

5. What happens with Bruno in Scotland?

6. What develops for Silvana in "Ipswich"?

7. What happens between Silvana and Gregor a year after Silvana left Warsaw?

8. How is the evening's sweetness cut short?

9. What does Janusz do upon returning home?

10. What is the tree for in "Ipswich"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define theme and discuss the theme of loss as depicted in "22 Britannia Road".

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship between Silvana and Janusz with the relationship between Silvana and Tony.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how the character of Helene perpetuates conflict in the story line.

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