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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Annemarie take out of the pocket of Lise's yellow dress?
(a) Peter's notes.
(b) A Star of David necklace.
(c) A package.
(d) A handkerchief.

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

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

4. What does Peter tell Mama to do once she has delivered the Rosens to Henrik in Chapter 11?
(a) Return to the house right away.
(b) Go to the barn.
(c) Stay on the boat until morning.
(d) Go to the beach to pretend she is taking a walk.

5. How does Annemarie decide the dark shape out the window in Chapter 12 must be her mother?
(a) She can see her mother clearly.
(b) Her mother moves.
(c) Her mother waves.
(d) Her mother calls to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does Mama say Aunt Birte died from?

2. In Chapter 17, how many more years is it until the war ends?

3. In what does Mama wrap the baby in Chapter 11?

4. Who leads the first group of people to the boat in Chapter 11?

5. Where does Annemarie assume the Rosens will be taken in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tipped off the Rabbi who warned the Jews that the Germans were rounding them up?

2. How does Annemarie react when the soldiers take her bread in Chapter 15?

3. What comforts many members of the group gathered for the mourning of Aunt Birte?

4. Why was cocaine added to the mixture placed on the handkerchief?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Inge tell Annemarie to do should the soldiers stop her?

6. What does Annemarie think about Papa as she waits for her mother to return from taking the Rosens to Henrik's boat?

7. Describe at least two of the people who are in the living room "mourning" Aunt Birte with Annemarie.

8. Why does Annemarie think waiting and wondering are scarier than being involved in the danger?

9. What is one reason Annemarie thinks Mrs. Rosen may be particularly afraid in Chapter 11?

10. How old is Annemarie when the war ends?

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