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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. What does Corrie learn to do for Aunt Jans?
(a) Test her blood sugar
(b) Stitch up her wounds
(c) Get her out of bed
(d) Help her walk

2. Christoffels arrives wearing what?
(a) New clothing
(b) A top hat
(c) Old scrubs
(d) A Nazi uniform

3. Who does Karel bring to the Beje?
(a) A Nazi soldier
(b) His mother
(c) His fiancé
(d) His son

4. Where does the novel open?
(a) Paris, France
(b) Brussels, Belgium
(c) Berlin, Germany
(d) Haarlem, Holland

5. What is breakfast followed by in the Ten Boom household?
(a) Cleaning the house
(b) A walk around the town
(c) Bible reading
(d) Going to work

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some young men do to avoid getting caught in the worker's draft?

2. Who gives Nollie a talk about sex before her wedding?

3. What does Leendart do in the Beje?

4. What is special about the day that the novel opens?

5. How long is Jans given to live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is life like after occupation? What do the Ten Booms hide?

2. What gift do the townspeople give to Casper? How does the growing technology affect the watch shop?

3. What does the family travel together to do? Who does Corrie see on this trip?

4. What happens to Mrs. Ten Boom? How does the family react?

5. Where does Willem go? How does this affect Corrie's life? What happens when she goes to visit him?

6. Who helps Corrie in her quest to help the Jews in Holland? How do these people help her?

7. Who is Mrs. DeBoer? What happens at her home?

8. What does Corrie learn about Willem? How does the family get involved in hiding Jews?

9. What is happening on the day that the novel opens? Describe the events.

10. What medical problem does Aunt Jans have? What does Corrie learn to do for her? What happens in January in regards to Aunt Jans?

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