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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. About whom does Lina think as they are eating?

2. What is Alexandras Lukas' job?

3. About what does the commander renege?

4. What can Lina not get over?

5. How many people are in their group?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the soldiers pay no attention as the prisoners strip for a shower?

2. What news does Mrs. Rimas recieve in a letter and how is it coded?

3. How do the others help Lina celebrate her sixteenth birthday?

4. Why are Lina, Elena, and Jonas quiet about the potatoes he brings home that night?

5. What does Andrius say about his mother and why she is doing what she does?

6. What does Elena have Lina do for Mr. Stalas, and what is Lina's response to the task?

7. Why are the prisoners waked in the middle of the night and what do they do?

8. What happens to Jonas?

9. What causes Lina to appreciate the risk that some take to get food for others?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1. Who is/are the protagonists of the story and why?

2. Who is/are the antagonists of the story and why?

3. Which 3 secondary characters have the greatest impact on the plot?

4. Are any of the characters dispensable and which ones? Why or why not?

5. Do you think this is a character-driven plot or an action-driven plot? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss one of the following:

1. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in "Between Shades of Gray".

2. Trace and analyze one major theme of "Between Shades of Gray". How is the theme represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

3. Trace and analyze two secondary themes of "Between Shades of Gray". How are the themes represented by symbolism? By the characters' behaviors? By the action?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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