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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. Who does the bald man say is worse than Stalin?
2. Where does the truck go from Lina's house?
3. What does Andrius do and Lina and Jonas go along?
4. What happens when a man jumps off the truck?
5. About what does Miss Grybas explain as the train continues south?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Lina keep from her mother about Kostas?
2. What upsets Lina about being told to shower but why is she happy?
3. How does Lina's quick thinking help her mother?
4. Describe the arrest of Lina's family.
5. What happens one day when it is Lina's turn to take the buckets for the food and water?
6. What does Lina remember about her artistic abilities?
7. How do Lina, Elena and Mrs. Rimas relieve the stress of the camp?
8. What does the bald man say about Hitler, and what does Lina think about it?
9. Why are Ona and the bald man in danger and what do the others do?
10. Before the train leaves, does Andrius do and who goes with him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Between Shades of Gray"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Between Shades of Gray" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate what you think foreshadowing is and how it appears in the book and in your own life.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Between Shades of Gray" and your own live to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 2
Characters are an important part of what makes "Between Shades of Gray" interesting. Discuss the following:
1. Thoroughly discuss and analyze Lina. What are her strengths? Weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she always likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
2. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Kretsky. What are his strengths? Weaknesses? How does he contribute to the plot? Is he a sympathetic character? Is he ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
3. Thoroughly discuss and analyze the character of Elena. What are her strengths? Her weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she ever likable? Never likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
The fact that the priest is issuing last rites as the train pulls away from the station is a significant indication that others know what's happening to those on the train. This is another question that's asked repeatedly about the atrocities performed by Stalin and Hitler. Why didn't people object? There isn't an easy answer and this question, like the question of why so many went quietly to their deaths, is left to the reader to decide. Discuss the following;
1. How much power does an individual have to end atrocities such as that demonstrated in "Between Shades of Gray"?
2. What characters intervene in the misuse of power and how do they do so? What is the outcome?
3. Do individuals have a moral obligation to try to stop the misuse of power? What about in small ways, such as dealing with a bully?
4. Compare the misuse of power by a dictator to that by a school bully. How are they alike? Different? Is it likely a dictator was a bully as a young person?
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