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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 Marthe offer Kasia after the baby is born?

2. How dose Herta describe Elfriede Suhren?

3. Who does Kasia see before she and Zuzanna escape the camp?

4. What is Papa holding when he sees Kasia and Zuzanna for the first time in Chapter 28?

5. What award to does Herta receive in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Fritz in Chapter 17?

2. How dose Kasia leave the recovery ward of the Revier?

3. Is Kasia and Pietrik’s wedding day a happy one?

4. How is Paul and Caroline’s relationship when she first gets to France?

5. What is Kasia’s reaction to meeting Marthe?

6. What is the state of France when Caroline gets there after the war?

7. What does Caroline learn about Paul and Rena in Chapter 18?

8. What does Herta’s escape from Ravensbruck in Chapter 26 reveal about her character?

9. How do Zuzanna and Kasia escape from Ravensbruck?

10. What does Herta’s interaction with Vilmer Hartman reveal about her character development?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Marta Hall Kelly intertwine the theme of love throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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