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

2. Who is Marthe?

3. What does Herta hide from Dr. Gebhardt in Chapter 17?

4. Who tells Kasia that they are about to start killing the Rabbits?

5. Why does Fritz leave Ravensbruck?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the results of the Nuremburg trials for the guards and doctors of Ravensbruck?

3. What does Felka symbolize in Chapter 32?

4. What does Herta warn Commandant Suhren about in Chapter 20?

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

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

7. Why does Kasia not want to name the baby Halina?

8. What happens to Fritz in Chapter 17?

9. What does Caroline learn about Paul and Rena in Chapter 18?

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

Martha Kelly Hall uses first person point of view to write her novel. Is first person narration the best choice for this novel, or would another narration choice have been more effective? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In Chapter 39, Kasia lashes out at Caroline when she tells Zuzanna she cannot go to America. What are the different, complicated parts of Kasia's personality and experiences that cause this interaction?

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