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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 Matthias drive?

2. After the recirculation unit goes out in Jasmin's memory, what time does she give the children a bath?

3. What wakes Hannah on the first night that she is with her grandparents?

4. How many articles were written about Lena's disappearance?

5. What constellation does Hannah remember her mother telling her about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jonathan draw, and how does Hannah explain the drawing to Dr. Hamstedt?

2. Why does Jasmin go to see Dr. Hamstedt?

3. How is Jonathan coping at the trauma center?

4. How does Jasmin remember Kirsten's recovery after the rape?

5. How and where did Lena draw stars for Hannah?

6. What does Kirsten tell Jasmin happened in her sleep on page 218?

7. What memory does Jasmin have of being very cold at the cabin?

8. What do Kirsten and Jasmin discover about Maja?

9. Why did Hannah not mind the children's clinic at first?

10. On pages 215-216, who comes to see Jasmin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jasmin uses a snow globe to hit her abductor on the head and knock him out. How did Jasmin get the snow globe? What does the snow globe symbolize for Jasmin and for Jonathan?

Essay Topic 2

Kirsten is shocked when she sees Jasmin. Why is Kirsten shocked when she sees Jasmin and her bedroom? What do Kirsten’s reactions convey about Jasmin’s mental state and how she is doing?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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