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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. What does Pienotte have in her bundle?

3. Who drills the girls on English verbs while they are in the Revier?

4. What job is Caroline given during the tournament?

5. What does Regina do before she is walked down Beauty Road?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Zuzanna and Kasia escape from Ravensbruck?

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

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

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

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

6. What happens to Fritz in Chapter 17?

7. What does Felka symbolize in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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