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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Becca bring to Magda as a gift in Chapter 18?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) An American guidebook.
(c) A bouquet of roses.
(d) Blue jeans.

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

3. What is Kulmhof?
(a) A slang term used by those in the concentration camps.
(b) A village where Gemma hid during the war.
(c) The neighborhood where Gemma grew up.
(d) A camp where the only purpose is extermination.

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

5. What question does Sylvia ask Gemma in Chapter 17?
(a) Why does the bad fairy wants to curse the princess?
(b) How come the king and his family don't hide?
(c) How come the prince doesn't jump over the fence?
(d) How can the people in the story have future lives if they're dead?

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

7. What is Brda?
(a) A school.
(b) A museum.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A hotel.

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

9. What does Magda offer to do for Becca in Chapter 22?
(a) Cook her an authentic Polish dish.
(b) Drive her to the neighboring city.
(c) Turn the trip into a touristy affair.
(d) Introduce her to some eligible men.

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

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

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

13. Who is Wanda?
(a) Magda's aunt.
(b) Becca's friend.
(c) A tour guide.
(d) A reporter from the local newspaper.

14. What does Josef realize upon looking at Gemma's photo?
(a) He knew her as a child.
(b) He is related to her.
(c) He knew her during the war.
(d) He met her briefly after the war.

15. According to legend, where can the souls of the dead be found?
(a) In elm trees.
(b) In pine trees.
(c) In spruce trees.
(d) In birch trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Samantha and Linn associated with?

2. What does Becca rent in Chapter 20?

3. What does Becca realize about the ring in Chapter 24?

4. Where is Gemma telling Becca the fairy tale story in Chapter 15?

5. According to the person who recognizes Gemma in the photograph, what did she have with her at the camp?

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