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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. How is Irma injuried?

2. What is Caroline's heritage?

3. Why are Pietrik, Nadia and Kasia at the bluff at Deer Meadow in Chapter 2?

4. What is Herta's first impression of Herr Commandant?

5. Who does Kasia run into on her way to Mr. Z's Pharmacy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Pietrik not want to send Kasia on more advanced missions?

3. What dose Caroline’s interaction with Priscilla Huff in Chapter 12 reveal about her personality?

4. How does Luiza die?

5. Describe Caroline’s first impression of Paul.

6. Martha Hall Kelly writes the character of Herta’s father as a Jewish sympathizer. Why do you think she made that choice?

7. What are the surgeries that the doctors are performing on the Kasia, Zuzanna, and the other girls?

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

9. What is Caroline’s relationship like with Pia?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zuzanna and Kasia clearly love one another, but their relationship is complicated. Do the sisters provide strength or weakness for one another throughout the text?

Essay Topic 2

There are many different languages spoken throughout the text. What does language symbolize in this novel? Discuss times that language played an important role in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Martha Kelly Hall uses first person point of view to write her novel. Is first person narration the best choice for this novel, or would another narration choice have been more effective? Explain.

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