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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 does Gemma do for Becca before continuing her story in Chapter 19?
2. Where will Becca stay for a night while in Oswego?
3. According to Magda, what happened to a teacher who gave graphic details about the concentration camp?
4. What does Harvey note about the refugees during their stay in the camp?
5. What does Becca realize about Josef and his story from the past?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Magda Bronski?
2. How do the girls react to Gemma's explanation to how the cursed, dead people in her story can have future lives?
3. What realization does Becca have when she meets Josef Potocki?
4. What does the priest in Chapter 22 tell Becca about Chelmno?
5. What frightens the girls on Halloween in Chapter 21?
6. What does Becca give Magda as a gift? What does Magda intend to do with the item?
7. In Chapter 20, what does Magda say inspired her to return to her own Jewish roots?
8. Where does Gemma tell Becca the Briar Rose story in Chapter 15? Who else listens, and what does he object to?
9. What part of the story does Gemma tell Becca in Chapter 11?
10. How does Becca find out the meaning of 'Ksiezniczka'?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the struggles faced by Becca throughout the novel. What struggles does Becca face? How does she overcome them?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Briar Rose". How does Yolen illustrate the death motif throughout the novel? What do the characters think of death? How do the characters, particularly Becca, react to the deaths?
Essay Topic 3
Gemma's Sleeping Beauty story is an allegory of Gemma's experiences in an extermination camp during WWII. What was the Holocaust? Describe the camp Gemma was sent to. How did this experience impact her life?
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