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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 orders does Suhren give to Herta in Chapter 23?

2. What does Pienotte have in her bundle?

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

4. What does Herr Fenstermacher leave for Zuzanna?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Felka symbolize in Chapter 32?

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

7. How does Caroline treat Paul once she has found his child in Chapter 36? Do you think this is right?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Although Herta is a German Aryan, she is not completely protected from the discrimination of the Nazi Party. How does Herta experience discrimination?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 29, Caroline learns that Rena is still alive. Analyze her reaction. Is her reaction justified? Why or why not?

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