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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. Who is Samantha?
(a) Stan's friend.
(b) A tour guide in Oswego.
(c) Becca's sister.
(d) Becca's college friend.

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

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

4. What does Sylvia try to do when she calls Becca in Chapter 16?
(a) Tries to convince Becca to tell her a secret.
(b) Tries to convince Becca not to travel.
(c) Tries to convince Becca to lend her money.
(d) Tries to convince Becca to invite her along.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie does Becca tell Shana in Chapter 16?

2. What time does Stan arrive at Becca's house in Chapter 12?

3. What does Stan warn Becca in Chapter 16?

4. What had fallen to ruin prior to the war in Chelmo?

5. According to Becca's source in Chapter 12, who put the curse on Gemma?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Becca learn was rumored about the Oswego refugee camp? What was life in the camp really like for the refugees?

5. What does Becca find out about Gitl Mandlestein in Chapter 10?

6. What horrifies Harvey about Gemma's last known address, the town of Kulmhof?

7. What do Becca and Magda discover about the people in Chelmno?

8. In Chapter 24, why does Josef ask Becca to visit his house, and for how long?

9. Why does Becca wet herself in Chapter 19?

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

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