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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to information given to Becca in Chapter 12, how did the men feel about Gemma in the camp?
(a) They felt she did not belong, as the camp was mostly men.
(b) They were more than a little in love with her.
(c) They treated her like a mother.
(d) They were intimidated by her.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question does Becca ask Gemma in Chapter 13?

3. According to legend, where can the souls of the dead be found?

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

5. Who objects to Gemma's story in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Becca's family members try to dissuade her from doing in Chapter 16?

2. How does Gemma explain that the cursed, dead people in her story can have future lives?

3. In Chapter 12, what does Becca note is missing from the ending of Gemma's version of the Briar Rose story?

4. In Chapter 15, what is the song in Gemma's version of the Briar Rose story about?

5. Why does Becca point out that Gemma had no tattoos?

6. How does Becca find out the meaning of 'Ksiezniczka'?

7. What does Becca question Gemma about her story in Chapter 13?

8. What realization does Becca have when she meets Josef Potocki?

9. How do the girls react to Gemma's explanation to how the cursed, dead people in her story can have future lives?

10. Where does Gemma tell Becca the Briar Rose story in Chapter 15? Who else listens, and what does he object to?

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