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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 241-293.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Bertrand's response when Julia said that she wanted to move to New York for a few years?
(a) He put up a minimal fight.
(b) He fought the separation.
(c) He broke down and sobbed.
(d) He encouraged her to go.

2. What makes Julia worry when she gets pregnant?
(a) Bertrand's infidelities.
(b) Genetic conditions that ran in her family.
(c) Her miscarriages.
(d) The idea that her children would be Jewish and therefore persecuted.

3. What does the plaque at Vel d'Hiv' tell passersby?
(a) Never forget.
(b) Never let the Germans forget.
(c) Never let this happen again.
(d) Never let this site be built on.

4. What is Julia's impulse as she talks with William over coffee?
(a) She wants to share her pain with him.
(b) She wants to protect him.
(c) She wants to infuriate him.
(d) She wants to hurt him.

5. Where does the girl's father spend time when he is not working?
(a) The pub.
(b) The club.
(c) The library.
(d) The basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bertrand's family argue about at the nursing home?

2. What does Julia ask her doctor for permission to do?

3. What does the narrator say is troubling Julia in addition to the story about Vel d'Hiv'?

4. Where does Sirka hide when the police come?

5. What was Rachel too weak for?

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