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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. How many prisoners are in Ravensbruck?

2. What orders does Suhren give to Herta in Chapter 23?

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

4. What happens during Appells that allows Kasia and Zuzanna to escape in Chapter 25?

5. What items does Mme Bertillion tell Caroline has been virtually useless?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the camp’s reaction to the rabbits?

2. How do Zuzanna and Kasia escape from Ravensbruck?

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

4. What does Felka symbolize in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens to Fritz in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In this novel, Caroline can be seen as a naïve socialite or a hero. Based on evidence from the text develop a thesis that argues for one or the other.

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

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?

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