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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 does Silvana feel when seeing her new home?

2. What does Silvana find that belongs to Janusz?

3. What is Janusz upset with as he and Aurek return home?

4. Who does Silvana walk with on her way from the farm?

5. Where does Aurek hide after running away from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does "Poland, 1937" describe Silvana's mother?

2. What does Janusz not notice?

3. What happens in "Spring 1946: To England"?

4. How does Janusz and Silvana feel on the first night of their reunion?

5. Who is Ambrose?

6. What do Aurek and Silvana struggle against in "Ipswich"?

7. What does Silvana try to push aside?

8. Where do the three men travel in "Poland"?

9. What begins to change for Aurek in "Ipswich"?

10. What comes as a shock to Janusz when Aurek interrupts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of Tony and the conflict that he creates in the plot line for the Nowak family.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of Silvana's childhood and the impact that it has on her in later life.

Essay Topic 3

Examine how the character of Helene perpetuates conflict in the story line.

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