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

2. What was Janina's job before the German's took over?

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

4. Where is Zuzanna working at the start of the novel?

5. What is the name of the movie playing at the theater?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Luiza die?

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

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

Betty and Caroline have a strained relationship throughout the text. How does the time period and culture that Caroline and Betty live within influence their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Which is the strongest theme in the text: love or loss? Explain.

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