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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 Regina bring to the Revier?

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

3. What is a lapanka?

4. What is Caroline’s job in the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Polish Underground provide for Kasia?

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

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

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

6. Describe the relationship between Halina and Herta.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 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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