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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 Mark realize will be Anna's fate in the mission?

2. What does Brandt tell Schorner is the main goal at the moment in Chapter 32?

3. What do Jonas and Anna do with Hannah?

4. What does Stern promise to do if Mark helps kill the SS soldiers?

5. What happens to the first SS soldiers to investigate the smoke coming from the kennels?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 22 what happens to Stern when he visits the women's block at Totenhausen Camp?

2. What does Anna tell McConnell and Stern when she returns to her cottage in Chapter 36?

3. Why does Brandt ask to meet with Schorner in Chapter 31, and how does Schorner react?

4. How does Stern enter the camp in Chapter 40?

5. Why does Anna kill Milkos in Chapter 35?

6. How do Mark, Stern, and Anna prepare for their mission in Chapter 36?

7. What do Ariel and Jonas find when they escape in Chapter 46, and what is there next move?

8. What stops the argument between Schorner and Sturm in Chapter 26?

9. What does Stern tell Mark about their mission in Chapter 28?

10. Who approaches Ariel when he is leaving Brandt's office to prepare for the attack and what does this person tell him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What traits do the surviving prisoners in this story display as a whole, and how do you think these traits benefit their ability to survive?

Essay Topic 2

How is foreshadowing used in "Black Cross"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

Essay Topic 3

How would the story be different if Mark did not think his brother had died due to Smith's manipulation?

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