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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. Which character sleeps through the entire invasion of the soldiers into the home?
(a) Kirsti.
(b) Mama.
(c) Annemarie.
(d) Ellen.

2. What did Annemarie and Ellen see on the beach at Uncle Henrik's?
(a) Dog.
(b) Fishermen.
(c) German soldiers.
(d) Kitten.

3. Where does Annemarie see Uncle Henrik go in the morning in Chapter 8?
(a) To the attic.
(b) To the barn.
(c) To his boat.
(d) To the ocean.

4. What passes between Annemarie and her mother which indicates they both know they are telling a lie in Chapter 9?
(a) A look.
(b) Words.
(c) Nothing, Annemarie does not know it is a lie.
(d) A note.

5. For what does Mama say she has prepared the living room at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) A visit from Aunt Birte.
(b) The girls to play.
(c) A visit by the soldiers.
(d) A casket.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Ellen apologize to the family in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 4, of what are Kirsti's new shoes made?

3. Which of the following is the best definition for a trousseau?

4. How brave does Annemarie tell Uncle Henrik she is?

5. Who brings the illegal newspaper to Annemarie's parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Papa agree it would be better if Mama takes the girls alone to Uncle Henrik's house?

2. What does Annemarie promise about Ellen's Star of David necklace in Chapter 7?

3. How did Annemarie find out the fireworks were not for Kirsti's birthday?

4. What happens to most of the milk Uncle Henrik gathers from the cow?

5. What had happened to Norway when they fought the Nazis?

6. Why does Annemarie often open Lise's trunk?

7. How does Ellen feel as she falls asleep that first night at Annemarie's house?

8. How do the people survive the cold while the electricity has been rationed?

9. When the German soldiers asked a little boy why the king would go out alone, what was his answer?

10. Why hadn't the king protected the people of Denmark from the German soldiers, according to Annemarie's father?

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