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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 is Mrs. Mikelsky's daughter's name?

2. Where are the male guards and doctors when Irma is injured?

3. Where does Kasia’s father work?

4. What is the gift that Caroline gives to Paul?

5. When does Mrs. Mikelsky die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Polish Underground provide for Kasia?

3. Although Paul and Caroline’s relationship gets physical, Paul leaves in the middle of the act. What does this reveal about Paul?

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

5. Herta’s uncle Heinz is a disgusting man. What does Chapter 6 reveal to us about Herta?

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

7. How does Luiza die?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 39, Kasia lashes out at Caroline when she tells Zuzanna she cannot go to America. What are the different, complicated parts of Kasia's personality and experiences that cause this interaction?

Essay Topic 2

In the final chapter of the text, Kasia confront Herta. Do a close reading of the chapter. Does Herta show true remorse for her actions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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