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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 One, Chapter 16, what instrument does Rudolph play?

2. How did Frankie and Mike's mother die?

3. In Part One, Chapter 22, what day of the week do soldiers plan to question Uncle Gunter?

4. What color eyes to Friedrich, Elisabeth, and their father have?

5. In Part One, Chapter 16, how long have Martin and Rudolph been friends?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elisabeth say about her childhood in Part One, Chapter 10?

2. In Part One, Chapter 15 what happened to Josef?

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

4. Why is there a birth certificate that says that Friedrich died?

5. At the beginning of The Untitled Opening Section, what does one boy do while his friends play?

6. In Part Two, Chapter 5, how does Frankie think they might leave the orphanage?

7. How do Otto's parents react when he tells them the story of the three sisters and what happened when he was lost in the woods?

8. In Chapter 16, why does Rudolph leave instead of playing music with Martin and a friend?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Mike worries about his brother’s future. Why is Mike so worried about Frankie’s future, and what is he willing to do and give up in order to secure his brother’s future?

Essay Topic 3

Mrs. Sturbridge does not want Mike or Frankie when they are brought to her house. Why does her opinion about the boys change and what brings about the change in her opinion?

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