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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of tree is Becca's favorite?
(a) Oak tree.
(b) Birch tree.
(c) Elm tree.
(d) Maple tree.

2. Which of the following is Becca told that Gemma did not talk about at the refugee camp?
(a) The war in general.
(b) Her future plans.
(c) Her past.
(d) Her appearance.

3. Why does Becca lie and say she doesn't understand Gemma's words in Chapter 17?
(a) To trick her grandmother into telling the story again.
(b) Because she is angry at her grandmother.
(c) To try and be like her sisters.
(d) Because she doesn't want to seem too smart.

4. How does the person who recognizes Gemma in the photograph refer to her?
(a) As `Piwo`.
(b) As 'Nogi'.
(c) As 'Ksiezniczka'.
(d) As Dobrze``.

5. What special day is it in Chapter 21?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Halloween.
(c) Veteran's Day.
(d) Christmas.

6. Who is Josef?
(a) A man from Germany who fled the country before the war began.
(b) An old friend of Gemma's who remained in contact with her until her death.
(c) A partisan in the war who will share what he knows with Becca.
(d) A historian who met Gemma once.

7. What does Becca ask Josef in Chapter 24?
(a) Whether he can speak Polish.
(b) Whether he kept in touch with Gemma.
(c) Whether he was in love with Gemma.
(d) Whether he is her grandfather.

8. Who recognizes Gemma in a photograph in Chapter 12?
(a) Randolph.
(b) Harvey.
(c) Marge.
(d) Samantha.

9. What do Becca and Stan visit in Chapter 14?
(a) A roadside diner.
(b) A grave site.
(c) A private collection of WWII memorabilia.
(d) The museum in Oswego.

10. What do Becca and Stan do for lunch on their way to Oswego?
(a) They go to a nice sitdown restaurant.
(b) They go through a drive-thru.
(c) They stop and have a picnic.
(d) They eat packed lunches in the car.

11. Who is Randolph Feist?
(a) A WWII historian.
(b) An old friend of Gemma's.
(c) A WWII veteran.
(d) An Oswego high school teacher.

12. What do Becca's parents think of her travel plans in Chapter 16?
(a) They are supportive of her plans and promise to help her prepare for the trip.
(b) They are touched that she wants to find the answers.
(c) They are indifferent to her plans.
(d) They object to them.

13. Where is Brda?
(a) Vistula.
(b) Toruń.
(c) Bydgoszcz.
(d) Warsaw.

14. What does Gemma's version of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale make no mention of?
(a) The Prince's fate.
(b) The curse.
(c) The thorns.
(d) The king's party.

15. According to the person who recognizes Gemma in the photograph, what did she have with her at the camp?
(a) A harmonica.
(b) A photo album.
(c) A baby.
(d) A religious book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gemma say of the people in the castle in Chapter 23?

2. What does Becca realize about Josef and his story from the past?

3. What does Josef realize upon looking at Gemma's photo?

4. Who is Linn?

5. According to Gemma in Chapter 17, what must the prince do to keep the people alive?

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