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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 question does Becca ask Gemma in Chapter 13?
(a) Why the princess falls asleep.
(b) Why the prince is always the one to rescue the princess.
(c) Whether or not Gemma enjoys telling this story.
(d) Why the story always makes Gemma sad.

2. What is Josef's last name?
(a) Pinsky.
(b) Pawlak.
(c) Paszkiewicz.
(d) Potocki.

3. Who is Linn?
(a) A WWII artifact collector.
(b) Samantha's husband.
(c) A refugee from Poland.
(d) Becca's college friend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long do Magda and Becca plan to stay at Josef's house?

2. What does Stan warn Becca in Chapter 16?

3. Who is Magda Bronski?

4. What does Gemma do for Becca before continuing her story in Chapter 19?

5. According to Magda, what happened to a teacher who gave graphic details about the concentration camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Becca give Magda as a gift? What does Magda intend to do with the item?

2. What does Magda say about the teacher who taught her about the concentration camps?

3. Why does Becca wet herself in Chapter 19?

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

5. What does Harvey recall about Gemma in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

9. What part of the story does Gemma tell Becca in Chapter 11?

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

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