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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. Where do Zuzanna and Kasia recover in Chapter 28?

2. What has been built at the camp while Zuzanna and Kasia have been in the Revier?

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

4. What does everyone at the camp refer Halina's removal as?

5. What happens during Appells that allows Kasia and Zuzanna to escape in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Zuzanna and Kasia escape from Ravensbruck?

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

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

6. What does Felka symbolize in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

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

In Chapter 3, Herta saves her friend Pippi from being raped. This is a complicated chapter. What does this incident, and Herta’s attitude toward Pippi reveal about her character?

Essay Topic 3

Although Herta is a German Aryan, she is not completely protected from the discrimination of the Nazi Party. How does Herta experience discrimination?

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