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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 does Pappa let Kasia know he could read her secret message?

2. What is the ritual that Kasia wishes Matka was there for one her wedding day?

3. Who is Marthe?

4. What is the name of the Hotel where Paul is staying in Chapter 24?

5. What is the name of Caroline's new elevator operator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Kasia not want to name the baby Halina?

6. What happens to Fritz in Chapter 17?

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

8. How do Zuzanna and Kasia escape from Ravensbruck?

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

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

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

In Chapter 14, Herta discusses how she cuts herself to relieve stress. What is this self-mutilation a symptom of for Herta? What does it reveal about her personality? What could it symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 39, Kasia lashes out at Caroline when she tells Zuzanna she cannot go to America. What are the different, complicated parts of Kasia's personality and experiences that cause this interaction?

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