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

3. According to Gemma, why does the length of time that the princess is asleep not matter?

4. What shocked Marge about the refugee camp upon first sight?

5. Where is Gemma telling Becca the fairy tale story in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Becca point out that Gemma had no tattoos?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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