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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 has happened to the entire government of Tartary?
2. Where is Elvov now according to Tsarevsky?
3. What is returned to Ginzburg?
4. In what year does Professor Elvov visit Ginzburg?
5. What incenses Ginzburg about how her answers are recorded?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Ginzburg and her husband decide to do for the school holidays and what does she say about the people who are at the same vacation spot?
2. How do the prisoners communicate in Krasin, and what disturbing piece of news does Ginzburg receive in one such communication?
3. Where is Ginzburg being transferred and what is significant about the watch returned to her?
4. Describe the situation that occurs concerning Carola Heintschke.
5. What is the "Conveyor Belt" interrogation method and how is it used on Ginzburg?
6. Who are Ginzburg's new cell mates?
7. How is Ginzburg's mother-in-law described and what does she advise Ginzburg?
8. Who is Professor Elvov and how does he have bearing on Ginzburg's life?
9. Who is Zinaida Abramova and how is she treated at the prison?
10. What is mentioned about the Red Tatary and why does Ginzburg threaten one prisoner in French?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in Journey Into the Whirlwind? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in Journey Into the Whirlwind including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.
3. How do you think Ginzburg reacts to uncertainty in her life? Use examples from Journey Into the Whirlwind and your own life to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Journey Into the Whirlwind. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Ginzburg chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the memoir. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Ginzburg chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Ginzburg's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Ginzburg use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
Essay Topic 3
Many memoirs, and perhaps a majority, of memoirs ends on a happy note. Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a memoir? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not?
2. What are three reasons to read memoir? Discuss each one in light of Journey Into the Whirlwind and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why Journey Into the Whirlwind is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
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