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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food do Paul and Caroline order when they go out to dinner in Chapter 1?
(a) Antipasto salad.
(b) Escargot.
(c) They skip dinner and order dessert instead.
(d) Shrimp cocktail

2. What is Betty's reaction when Caroline tells her that Paul and Rena have been arrested?
(a) She cries.
(b) She reveals to Caroline that she always had a crush on Paul.
(c) She laughs.
(d) She tells Caroline that now she can focus on finding a husband and having a baby.

3. How is Halina paid for her portraits?
(a) She is paid in bread.
(b) She is paid in time with her daughters.
(c) She is paid in warmer clothes.
(d) She is paid in new shoes.

4. What town are Kasia and the other women taken to?
(a) They are taken to Dusseldorf.
(b) They are taken to Bamberg.
(c) They are taken to Frankenfurth.
(d) They are taken to Furstenberg.

5. Who does Kasia run into on her way to Mr. Z's Pharmacy?
(a) Pietrik.
(b) her father.
(c) Zuzanna.
(d) Matka.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mutti's nickname for Herta?

2. What is Herta's initial reaction to seeing her room for the first time?

3. What does Mrs. Mikelsky save Nadia from in Chapter 2?

4. How many other female doctors are at Ravensbruck?

5. Why is Paul Rodierre the key note speaker at the gala?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Herta have a lot of female friends before her life at Ravensbruck? What does this tell us about her?

2. How does Luiza die?

3. In Chapter 14 we meet Binz. What type of person is Binz?

4. In Chapter 1, Caroline warns Paul not to get too political during his speech. Why is that?

5. What do Betty and Caroline fight about in Chapter 15?

6. What are some of the perks Halina receives for working in the Revier?

7. How does Kasia’s ability to speak German help her and her family while they are in Ravensbruck?

8. What reason does Herta give for staying at Ravensbruck? Is it justifiable?

9. Describe the relationship between Halina and Herta.

10. What is the first interaction between Zuzanna and Kasia? What does this tell us about their relationship?

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