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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harvey note about the refugees during their stay in the camp?
(a) They were rude to Americans.
(b) They were confined while German POWs were getting weekend passes.
(c) They were treated like royalty.
(d) They were grateful to be on American soil.

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

3. What does Becca realize about the ring in Chapter 24?
(a) It belonged to Josef.
(b) It belonged to a Nazi.
(c) It belonged to Gemma's first love.
(d) It belonged to Gemma's father.

4. Where is Gemma telling Becca the fairy tale story in Chapter 15?
(a) At the park.
(b) On a school bus.
(c) During a baseball game.
(d) At the movie theatre.

5. What does Harvey note about Kulmhof?
(a) There was never a woman to escape from there.
(b) The word was used secretly by the prisoners.
(c) It was greatly damaged during the war.
(d) It was a lovely town.

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

7. What does Becca want to continue in Chapter 22?
(a) Her quest to find answers about Gemma's past.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Learning the Polish language.
(d) Learning about Poland.

8. Who is Harvey Goldman?
(a) Gemma's first love.
(b) Becca's maternal grandfather.
(c) A refugee interred in the refugee camp in Oswego.
(d) The mayor of Oswego.

9. What time does Stan arrive at Becca's house in Chapter 12?
(a) Shortly after 8pm.
(b) At 7:15.
(c) Around 8:30.
(d) At exactly 7pm.

10. Where do Becca and Magda wait for Josef in Chapter 24?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A park.
(d) A lounge.

11. What rumors about the refugee camp does Randolph comment on in Chapter 12?
(a) That the refugee camp was funded by the German government.
(b) That the refugee camp faced bomb threats on a weekly basis.
(c) The rumor that the refugees were living in luxury in the camp.
(d) That the refugee camp was at one time the location of a WWII think tank.

12. 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.

13. Who meets Becca at the airport in Chapter 18?
(a) Magda.
(b) A tour guide.
(c) Wanda.
(d) No one.

14. According to Magda, what happened to a teacher who gave graphic details about the concentration camp?
(a) She was forced to recant her words.
(b) She was demoted.
(c) She did not return as a teacher the following year.
(d) She was scolded in front of the entire school.

15. What does Becca realize about Josef and his story from the past?
(a) He must have explained his story with many others who have arrived over the years.
(b) It must be painful to tell his story.
(c) His memory has gotten quite fuzzy.
(d) He is most likely making up a great deal of his story.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gemma, why does the length of time that the princess is asleep not matter?

2. What shocked Marge about the refugee camp upon first sight?

3. Who is Samantha?

4. What will Magda do with her gift from Becca?

5. What does Becca point out to her father that Gemma did not have in Chapter 14?

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