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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. Why does Becca urge Gemma to hurry her story along in Chapter 19?

2. What type of tree does the prince walk along in Chapter 21?

3. Who is Marge Pierce?

4. Who is Magda Bronski?

5. What does Becca ask Josef in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Gemma explain that the cursed, dead people in her story can have future lives?

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

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

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

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 character Josef. Who is Josef and what is his role in the story? How did he know Gemma? Describe his experiences during WWII.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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