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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. Why do Zuzanna and Kasia burn all evidence of their life in Ravensbruck?

2. What is Herta dressed as at the Christmas party?

3. What does Caroline ask David to help her with?

4. Why does Fritz leave Ravensbruck?

5. What is the psychologist who comes to visit the camp studying?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the results of the Nuremburg trials for the guards and doctors of Ravensbruck?

4. What does Rena ask Caroline when she returns to France? What is Caroline’s reaction?

5. What does Caroline’s interaction with Mms Bertillion reveal about Caroline’s personality?

6. What does Felka symbolize in Chapter 32?

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

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

9. What does Herr Fenstermacher do for Zuzanna on Christmas? What does this do for her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It could be argued that one of the main reasons why Halina is removed from the Revier and killed is because there were concerns that Herta was a lesbian. Find evidence of this argument in the text and discuss whether you agree or disagree with these allegations.

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

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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