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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 Linn?

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

3. What does Gemma's version of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale make no mention of?

4. What do Becca's parents think of her travel plans in Chapter 16?

5. Why is Gemma telling Becca the fairy tale story in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the priest in Chapter 22 tell Becca about Chelmno?

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

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

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

5. Why does Becca wet herself in Chapter 19?

6. What frightens the girls on Halloween in Chapter 21?

7. What do Becca's family members try to dissuade her from doing in Chapter 16?

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

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

10. Where does Gemma tell Becca the Briar Rose story in Chapter 15? Who else listens, and what does he object to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Gemma. What does the reader learn of her past? What are her defining characteristics? Describe her relationships with the members of her family.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the element of mystery in the novel "Briar Rose". What are some examples of mystery in the novel? Are all of the mysteries answered by the end of the novel? Who are some of the mysterious characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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