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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. What does Kasia do to help Hannah in Chapter 8?

2. What topic does Caroline tell Paul to stay away from in Chapter 1?

3. What does Caroline do to raise the money for her care packages?

4. What are the girls begging for when they wake up from surgery?

5. What nationatlity does Caroline's mother's charity support?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Does Caroline seem to be completely over her ex-boyfriend David?

3. Why does Caroline hesitate to have dinner with Paul after the charity event?

4. What is Caroline’s relationship like with Roger?

5. How does Regina help the girls during their time recovering from experimental surgeries?

6. In Chapter 4, Paul save’s Caroline’s mother’s charity event at the Plaza. What does this reveal about his character?

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

8. What is the game the girls play about Beauty Road?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the novel, Matka’s ring is mentioned many times. What does this ring symbolize to Kasia?

Essay Topic 2

Is Herta a redeemable character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

One cannot read this novel without thinking about the current political state in America. Compare the attitudes about immigration in the text to current attitude about immigration in America.

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