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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 6, what piece do Mike and Franklin play on the piano?

2. How old was Mike when he learned to play Chopin Nocturne no. 20?

3. In Part One, Chapter 22, what type of jam does Elisabeth sent to a neighbor?

4. In Part One, Chapter 5, who is the neighbor who always tries to give Friedrich home remedies for his birthmark?

5. Where do Mike and Frankie leave in Part Two, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Mr. Golding and Mr. Howard visit Bishop/'s in Part Two, Chapter 6?

2. In Part Two, Chapter 3, where are Mike and Frankie sent to be punished?

3. What is the emblem for the harmonica factory, and why might it have to be removed?

4. In Chapter 26, what does Friedrich do with his harmonica before he leaves and why?

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

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

7. In Part Two, Chapter 8, what is Mrs. Sturbridge's house like?

8. In Part One, Chapter 1, what does Friedrich's father plan to do now that he has retired?

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

10. What does Friedrich's home look like when he and Uncle Gunter visit in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses flashbacks to resolve the storylines for Friedrich, Mike, and Ivy. How do flashbacks resolve the storyline for each of those characters?

Essay Topic 2

There are several symbols of hope in the novel. What are these symbols and how do they bring hope?

Essay Topic 3

Some sections of the novel seem like fantasy, others seem historical. What is the genre of the novel and why?

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