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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rumor is there about Hanna's girl friend?
(a) The young girl is gravely ill.
(b) The girl is actually the product of an Australian solider and the midwife's best friend.
(c) She is not actually the daughter of who claims her.
(d) The girl is a genius.

2. How does Hanna's mother decide to help Oma?
(a) By taking Oma and her sister books from the library.
(b) By taking her to a faith healer.
(c) By helping caring for Oma's sister.
(d) By hiring a housekeeper.

3. What does Hanna's mother not show people for a long time?
(a) Her paintings.
(b) Her home.
(c) Her emotions.
(d) Photos of her past.

4. How does Hanna's father meet Hanna's mother?
(a) She came to have her teeth worked on.
(b) Her best friend's brother is a good friend of Hanna's father.
(c) She was once Hanna's teacher.
(d) She shares a train compartment with him on a trip.

5. What does Hanna's paternal grandmother have only one leg?
(a) She was born with a shriveled leg they had to eventually amputate.
(b) She lost the other one to a blood clot.
(c) She was in a car accident.
(d) She was born with only one leg and one hand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks Hanna about Veronika's actions?

2. What does Hanna's father do in response to the doctor's request?

3. Where did Hans-Jurgen recently live?

4. How long did Hanna's mother hear about her paintings from people?

5. Who does the mother intend to help with her giving birth?

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