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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Arnie provide Becca in Chapter 8?
(a) Information about the trust fund in place for WWII refugees.
(b) Information about the National Archives and the War Relocation Authority.
(c) Information about the history of Oswego.
(d) Information about the Oswego museum.

2. Who is Arnie?
(a) An intern at the Oswego newspaper.
(b) A reporter at the Oswego newspaper.
(c) A janitor at the Oswego newspaper.
(d) An editor at the Oswego newspaper.

3. Where is Becca's work located?
(a) In a highrise.
(b) In the basement of the library.
(c) In a Victorian era row house.
(d) In a remodeled mill.

4. Which of the following name is found in the public records in Chapter 10?
(a) Gitl Mandlestein.
(b) Genevieve Mandlestein.
(c) Dawna Mandlestein.
(d) Dawna Stein.

5. For what word does Gemma refuse to tell her granddaughters the definition of in Chapter 9?
(a) Genocide.
(b) Holocaust.
(c) Barbs.
(d) Nazi.

6. What does Gemma's box, found by the family, contain?
(a) Photos, newspaper clippings and some documents.
(b) Some money and the deed to her summer cottage.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) A lock of hair and some love letters.

7. How does Gemma begin her story in Chapter 2?
(a) "When I was a little girl..."
(b) "It was a dark and stormy night..."
(c) "Did I ever tell you the story..."
(d) "Once upon a time..."

8. Which of the documents is NOT found in Gemma's memento box?
(a) Immunization records.
(b) A birth certificate for Eve Stein.
(c) A report card.
(d) A mortgage on the house where Becca was raised.

9. What does the building where Becca works overlook?
(a) A highway.
(b) A waterfall.
(c) A parking lot.
(d) A forest.

10. Where did Becca go to college?
(a) Jones College.
(b) Hansen College.
(c) Smith College.
(d) White College.

11. Who is Mike?
(a) Becca's boyfriend.
(b) Becca's father.
(c) Shana's husband.
(d) Sylvia's husband.

12. What is Becca's career?
(a) She is a writer.
(b) She is a social worker.
(c) She is a teacher.
(d) She is a graphic designer.

13. Why does Stan plan to go to Becca's house in Chapter 9?
(a) To meet her parents.
(b) To confess his true feelings to Becca.
(c) To give her some information he has gathered.
(d) To look over the gathered information with Becca.

14. According to Stan, everyone knows where they come from with the exception of who?
(a) Someone with amnesia.
(b) An adopted child.
(c) A world traveler.
(d) A young refugee.

15. What does Becca do in the middle of the night in Chapter 6?
(a) Organizes the contents of Gemma's memento box.
(b) Visits her grandmother's grave.
(c) Writes a list of things she hopes to do before she dies.
(d) Writes in her diary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Howie's profession?

2. What are the initials found on the ring in Gemma's memento box?

3. What does Becca make Eve promise in Chapter 6 before going to bed?

4. What does Becca avoid upon arriving at work in Chapter 8?

5. In Gemma's Briar Rose story, what does the prince do?

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