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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 have Andrius and his mother decided to do?
2. What are the prisoners told?
3. For what does Lina beg Kretsky?
4. Who helps Lina after the soldiers try to frighten the women?
5. What does Lina steal?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Elena reveal about Kretsky?
2. How do the soldiers thrown out into the snow one day when Lina and Jonas are going to the kitchen and why do they eat the food immediately?
3. What happens to Jonas?
4. What news does Mrs. Rimas recieve in a letter and how is it coded?
5. Describe the Christmas celebration.
6. What do the prisoners learn about the Japanese and Hitler?
7. What has Hitler done in Lithuania, and what is the bald man's response to the action?
8. What do the prisoners have to do immediately when they arrive at Trofimovsk?
9. Why are the prisoners waked in the middle of the night and what do they do?
10. Describe the encounter between Kretsky and Lina at the wood pile.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. Why do you think many (most?) people want what they perceive as a happy or good ending to a novel? Explain your opinion. Do you? Why or why not? Does "Between Shades of Gray" have a happy ending? Discuss.
2. What are three reasons to read fiction? Discuss each one in light of "Between Shades of Gray" and whether or not it fulfills all three, two or one of the reasons you mention. Give examples as to why "Between Shades of Gray" is or is not successful in fulfilling the reasons you discuss.
3. Do you think reading solely for entertainment is as good a reason to read as any other? Why or why not? Can any work of fiction or non-fiction, no matter how poorly written, enlighten, teach, stimulate thought? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Over the course of "Between Shades of Gray", Lina grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. Between Shades of Gray might be considered a slice of Lina Vilka's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that Between Shades of Gray is a "bildungsroman" of Lina. Discuss the following:
1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.
2. Trace and analyze the character of Lina as she changes from a more carefree, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Lina?
3. After thoroughly analyzing Lina's growth throughout "Between Shades of Gray", do you think "Between Shades of Gray" could be considered Lina's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?
4. Are there any other characters in "Between Shades of Gray" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?
Essay Topic 3
Between Shades of Gray belongs to the young adult novel genre. Discuss the following:
1. Define the literary term "genre" and give several examples of three other genres in addition to the young adult novel genre.
2. Discuss two reasons why it might be useful to label a text by genre and two reasons it might be disadvantageous to label a text by genre.
3. What do you think is the difference between a young adult historical novel and an adult historical novel mystery?
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