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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 is Kasia released from the Revier?

2. What is Caroline selling at Grand Central Terminal?

3. What illness is Paul suffering from in Chapter 27?

4. What does Herta do to relieve stress?

5. What is the charity event Caroline creates while in Paris in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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