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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. Who teaches the other prisoners French while they are in the Revier?

2. What nationatlity does Kasia have to pretend to be to get her and Zuzanna on the bus to Sweden?

3. The is the wedding ritual of Oczepiny?

4. Where is Paul's country home located?

5. What year is Halina (not Kasia's mother) born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Fritz in Chapter 17?

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

4. What does Felka symbolize in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It could be argued that one of the main reasons why Halina is removed from the Revier and killed is because there were concerns that Herta was a lesbian. Find evidence of this argument in the text and discuss whether you agree or disagree with these allegations.

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

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