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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 color triangles do the Jules wear?

2. What does Anise Postel-Vinay bring to Caroline and her mother?

3. What year is Halina (not Kasia's mother) born?

4. Who drills the girls on English verbs while they are in the Revier?

5. What does Herta do to relieve stress?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Zuzanna and Kasia escape from Ravensbruck?

2. What does Herta’s interaction with Vilmer Hartman reveal about her character development?

3. How does Caroline treat Paul once she has found his child in Chapter 36? Do you think this is right?

4. What is the state of France when Caroline gets there after the war?

5. What is the camp’s reaction to the rabbits?

6. What does Rena ask Caroline when she returns to France? What is Caroline’s reaction?

7. How is Paul and Caroline’s relationship when she first gets to France?

8. What does Caroline’s interaction with Mms Bertillion reveal about Caroline’s personality?

9. What does Herta’s escape from Ravensbruck in Chapter 26 reveal about her character?

10. What is Kasia’s reaction when she learns that Matka is gone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapters 5 and 8, Matka uses her ability to speak German and her German heritage to gain special favor with the Nazis. Kasia is outraged by this. What does Matka sacrifice throughout the text to protect her family?

Essay Topic 2

Is Herta a redeemable character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 29, Caroline learns that Rena is still alive. Analyze her reaction. Is her reaction justified? Why or why not?

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