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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. What is being made into a museum as of Chapter 8?

2. What does Stan urge Becca to do in regards to Gemma's past in Chapter 8?

3. According to a document found in the memento box, when did Gitl arrive in America?

4. According to Gemma, at what point will little Becca not want to hear her fairy tale story any longer?

5. What time does Stan plan to arrive at Becca's house in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Besides the document with an unknown name on it, what is inside the carved box which had belonged to Gemma?

4. What name does Becca have for her car in Chapter 2? Why has she named her car?

5. After Gemma's funeral, what do Becca's parents reveal was found among Gemma's things?

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

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

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

9. After Sylvia and Shana have left in Chapter 2, what does Gemma tell Becca, and make Becca promise to do?

10. How does Becca explain having never seen Gemma's carved box before in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Yolen's use of symbolism in the novel "Briar Rose". What are some examples of symbolism in the novel? What do these symbols represent? How do the examples of symbolism relate to the theme of death and the Holocaust?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss conflict in "Briar Rose". Who is in conflict with whom? What events or situations cause these conflicts? Are the major conflicts resolved? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

What is an allegory? How is the novel "Briar Rose" an allegory of the sufferings experienced by those imprisoned in concentration and extermination camps during WWII?

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