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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lie does Becca tell Shana in Chapter 16?
(a) That she is going to rehab.
(b) That she is going to Europe on vacation.
(c) That she is having plastic surgery.
(d) That she is going overseas for work.

2. Which of the following is Becca told that Gemma did not talk about at the refugee camp?
(a) Her past.
(b) The war in general.
(c) Her appearance.
(d) Her future plans.

3. Who objects to Gemma's story in Chapter 15?
(a) Linn.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Barney.
(d) Howie.

4. Who is Harvey Goldman?
(a) The mayor of Oswego.
(b) Becca's maternal grandfather.
(c) A refugee interred in the refugee camp in Oswego.
(d) Gemma's first love.

5. What does Magda offer to do for Becca in Chapter 22?
(a) Drive her to the neighboring city.
(b) Cook her an authentic Polish dish.
(c) Turn the trip into a touristy affair.
(d) Introduce her to some eligible men.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people react to Becca's questions about the concentration camp in Chelmo in Chapter 22?

2. Who do Becca and Magda find that tells them about the concentration camp in Chelmo?

3. Who meets Becca at the airport in Chapter 18?

4. Where does Becca want to travel to in Chapter 16?

5. What time does Stan arrive at Becca's house in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Becca learn was rumored about the Oswego refugee camp? What was life in the camp really like for the refugees?

2. What does the priest in Chapter 22 tell Becca about Chelmno?

3. What does Magda say about the teacher who taught her about the concentration camps?

4. What does Becca find out about Gitl Mandlestein in Chapter 10?

5. What realization does Becca have when she meets Josef Potocki?

6. What do Becca's family members try to dissuade her from doing in Chapter 16?

7. What horrifies Harvey about Gemma's last known address, the town of Kulmhof?

8. In Chapter 15, what is the song in Gemma's version of the Briar Rose story about?

9. What part of the story does Gemma tell Becca in Chapter 11?

10. What frightens the girls on Halloween in Chapter 21?

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