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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 does Fritz leave Ravensbruck?

2. Where was Rena located during the war?

3. How does Kasia get a secret message to her father?

4. What does Kasia remove from the kitchen to show her loyalty to Matka?

5. What is Binz's punishment at the Nuremburg trials?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Felka symbolize in Chapter 32?

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

3. What happens to Fritz in Chapter 17?

4. What is Kasia’s reaction when she learns that Matka is gone?

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

6. What does Herta warn Commandant Suhren about in Chapter 20?

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

8. How do Zuzanna and Kasia escape from Ravensbruck?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Kasia and her daughter. What causes Kasia to have such a strained relationship with Halina?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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