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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 will Magda do with her gift from Becca?

2. What does Harvey note about the refugees during their stay in the camp?

3. What is the name of the camp where Gemma was held now called?

4. According to Gemma in Chapter 17, what must the prince do to keep the people alive?

5. What does Becca ask Josef in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 20, what does Magda say inspired her to return to her own Jewish roots?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Becca wet herself in Chapter 19?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the protagonist of the novel, Becca Berlin. What are Becca's defining character traits? Who is she close to in the novel? What happens to Becca throughout the novel?

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

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.

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