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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 Becca note about Gemma's Sleeping Beauty version in Chapter 12?

2. What does Gemma do for Becca before continuing her story in Chapter 19?

3. What does Josef realize upon looking at Gemma's photo?

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

5. Who meets Becca at the airport in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What realization does Becca have when she meets Josef Potocki?

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

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

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

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

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

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 Becca question Gemma about her story in Chapter 13?

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

What happens at the end of the novel "Briar Rose"? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters?

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