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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. How are they eventually released?

2. While in prison, how are they treated?

3. How was Benjamin injured?

4. Why did Alicia decide to go visit Benjamin?

5. What does the group promise her in return for her service?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Alicia and Peppa travel to Breslau?

2. How does Alicia escape?

3. How does Alicia's tooth ache lead Alicia to reconnect with family?

4. How does Alicia take the news that Milek has died?

5. What is different about Mrs. Taub's six year old son?

6. Why did the Ukrainians have such hate for many Polish people?

7. After she finds Bella, what does Alicia decide to do with her life?

8. How does Alicia attempt to repay her "uncle?"

9. What does Tzivia do with the Brecha?

10. What hopeful news about the resistance does Alicia hear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Inaction caused many people to die in World War II. For instance, so many Poles did nothing while their neighbors died. What is worse, doing nothing and saving no one or acting to save someone and failing. Does any character in the book, besides Alicia, risk everything to help save other Jews?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the ghettos that Alicia was constantly forced to live in.

How did these ghettos work to separate the Jewish Poles from other Poles?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Milek and Benjamin as a support network for Alicia.

How do both of these people work to support Alicia at some point of the novel?

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