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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the youngest of Gemma's granddaughters?

2. Where did Becca go to college?

3. How long does the curse in Gemma's story put everyone to sleep for?

4. What is Becca's career?

5. How does Gemma describe the King's party in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is different about Gemma's version of Briar Rose's story from the traditional version?

2. What do the Berlins debate about Gemma's real name in Chapter 4?

3. In Chapter 3, who does Gemma say was not invited to the King's party?

4. In Chapter 7, what does Gemma tell Becca she will probably lose interest in after she starts school?

5. What do Sylvia and Shana make fun of Becca for in Chapter 2?

6. What does Becca admit to her father is the real reason she is going to work in Chapter 8?

7. When she investigates her grandmother's newspaper clippings, what does Becca learn from Arnie at the Palladium Times in Oswego?

8. What does Sylvia press Gemma for a definition for in Chapter 9?

9. While going through Gemma's box of mementos in Chapter 6, what does Becca realize about them?

10. Where are Becca's work offices housed? What were Becca's first 'real' articles at the Advocate about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story of Sleeping Beauty is used as an allegory for Gemma's experiences during the war. Discuss Gemma's version of the Sleeping Beauty story compared to the traditional Sleeping Beauty story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Yolen's use of foreshadowing. What are some examples of foreshadowing in the novel? Why does Yolen use foreshadowing? How do the examples of foreshadowing affect the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Briar Rose". Who are the member of Becca's family? Is family important to Becca? How does Becca's family affect her decisions and actions? Describe Becca's relationship with her sisters and grandmother.

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