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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. In Part Two, Chapter 1, what color is Mike's hair?

2. In Part One, Chapter 6, how old is Elisabeth?

3. What color are Mrs. Sturbridge's eyes?

4. At the end of The Untitled First Section, what is Otto?

5. In Part One, Chapter 4, what is the harmonica made from that Friedrich inspects?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Friedrich write Elisabeth at the end of Chapter 22?

2. In Part One, Chapter 6, why is Elisabeth going to work in Berlin rather than Trossingen?

3. What does a midwife do in the story that Otto reads?

4. What is the fortune that the midwife repeats for each of the king's daughters?

5. In the story that Otto reads to the three sisters, what happens after their father the king dies?

6. How does Mike find time to play the piano in Part Two, Chapter 2?

7. How do officials learn that Martin and Friedrich plan to leave in Chapter 18?

8. Who does Otto meet when he stumbles into a circle of fir trees in The Untitled Opening Section?

9. In Part One, Chapter 2, what does Friedrich look like?

10. In Part Two, Chapter 4, why does Mouse say that Bishop's is a work mill?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Elisabeth and Mike have to be responsible for younger siblings. How are the responsibilities that Mike and Elisabeth have similar and why their actions are so important in preserving what is left of their families?

Essay Topic 2

Friedrich is bullied at school. What is Friedrich’s father’s response to the bullying that his son faces, and how does his response affect Friedrich’s life?

Essay Topic 3

Both Ivy’s family and the Yamamotos experience prejudice. What prejudices do the families experience and how is the discrimination they face related to their ethnic heritage?

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