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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the baby need to be drugged according to Henrik?
(a) So it was not afraid of the dark.
(b) So that it would not make noise.
(c) So that it did not become sea sick.
(d) So that it could rest.

2. How long does Annemarie believe it will take Mama to take the Rosens to the boat?
(a) 60 minutes.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

3. What disease does Mama say Aunt Birte died from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Measles.

4. Who was the character of Peter based upon in real-life?
(a) Peter Neilsen.
(b) Annelise Platt.
(c) Kim Malthe-Bruun.
(d) G.F. Duckwitz.

5. Which of the following does Annemarie think must be scarier than being involved in dangerous situations?
(a) Waiting.
(b) Worrying.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Thinking.

6. Why does Annemarie believe that Kirsti did not feel fear when stopped by the German soldiers?
(a) She was too dumb to feel fear.
(b) She was too excited to feel fear.
(c) She was too happy to feel fear.
(d) She was too innocent to feel fear.

7. What is the casket at Uncle Henrik's house filled with?
(a) Warm clothes.
(b) Aunt Birte.
(c) Food.
(d) Supplies.

8. What does the German soldier ask Mama about the coffin in Chapter 10?
(a) Who is in it.
(b) Why it is in the living room.
(c) Where it will be buried.
(d) Why it is closed.

9. Which of the following was not a reason Mama considered when allowing Annemarie the opportunity to deliver the package in Chapter 13?
(a) She knew the way.
(b) She would not be stopped by soldiers.
(c) She was not injured.
(d) She could run fast.

10. What does Henrik tease Annemarie about at the dinner table in Chapter 16?
(a) Letting the soldiers eat his food.
(b) Talking to the soldiers.
(c) Mama's broken ankle.
(d) Milking the cow.

11. What does Ellen promise to Annemarie as they part in Chapter 12?
(a) To come back one day.
(b) To write.
(c) To call.
(d) To not be scared.

12. While on her way to deliver a package to her uncle's boat, Annemarie hits a fork in the path; which direction does she choose to go?
(a) The shorter path.
(b) Back toward the house.
(c) Deeper into the woods.
(d) Toward the beach.

13. What does Mama give everyone in the group in Chapter 11?
(a) A package of food.
(b) Tea to drink.
(c) Warm drinks.
(d) Warm clothes.

14. What does Annemarie do when she comes upon the German soldiers in Chapter 15?
(a) Ignores them.
(b) Wishes them good morning.
(c) Looks down and away from them.
(d) Asks them to help her.

15. At what time does Annemarie think her mother should be back at the house after taking the Rosens to the boat?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 3:00 a.m.
(c) 4:00 a.m.
(d) 3:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who pounds on the door during the gathering around the casket at Uncle Henrik's house?

2. Where is the character who dies at the end of the book buried?

3. How many German soldiers does Annemarie see when she is on her way to deliver a package to her uncle's boat?

4. About how many members of Denmark were Jewish during the time period this book is set in?

5. Why does Peter tell the group in Chapter 11 that they will need warm clothes?

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