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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. Why does Annemarie say her Uncle won't eat fish?
(a) He's sick of the smell.
(b) The German's take all of the fish.
(c) He's allergic.
(d) He is a bad fisherman.

2. Who pounds on the door during the gathering around the casket at Uncle Henrik's house?
(a) Peter.
(b) Henrik.
(c) A German soldier.
(d) Papa.

3. What was Mr. Rosen's profession?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Banker.

4. What does Annemarie do as she is waiting for her mother to return from taking the Rosens to the boat?
(a) Takes care of the animals.
(b) Nods off.
(c) Makes food.
(d) Knits.

5. Where is the character who dies at the end of the book buried?
(a) In a numbered grave.
(b) Next to Lise.
(c) Nowhere, his body was never found.
(d) At sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters dies at the end of the book?

2. Which character slips on a loose step outside of the kitchen door?

3. What story would Inge tell the doctor about her injury?

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

5. Which of the following were mixed and placed on the handkerchief to confuse the dogs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the jacket in Chapter 11 make Ellen realize that her life has changed significantly?

2. Why does Annemarie choose to take a path which winds deeply into the woods while she is taking a package to her uncle in Chapter 14?

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

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

5. Describe how Lise was killed.

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

7. How does Ellen react to having to wear a hand-me-down jacket?

8. Why was Mama a good choice to lead a group to Henrik's boat?

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

10. How does Annemarie remember the Rosens in Chapter 11?

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