View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After what animal has Annemarie nicknamed one of the German soldiers she regularly sees on the street?

2. What is Ellen wearing that Annemarie tells her to take off in Chapter 5?

3. Where do Annemarie, Ellen and Kirsti reside at the beginning of this novel?

4. Where do the girls play during the day at Uncle Henrik's?

5. How old was Lise when her hair had turned from dark to blonde?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Annemarie realize she is inadvertently lying in Chapter 9?

2. Why is Annemarie jealous of Ellen on the Thursday before her parents leave?

3. Why does Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie in Chapter 9 that he and Mama are lying?

4. How does Ellen offer to fix Kirsti's shoes?

5. How do the people survive the cold while the electricity has been rationed?

6. What had happened to Norway when they fought the Nazis?

7. Why do the German Soldiers seem a normal part of life to Kirsti?

8. For what is Annemarie told in Chapter 8 that the living room was prepared?

9. Why does Mrs. Rosen tell the girls in Chapter 1 that it is safer to avoid the German soldiers?

10. How do Annemarie and Ellen know that their parents are not telling the truth about Mrs. Hirsch when they say she has gone on a vacation to the seashore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about heroism. Choose at least five characters and write how they demonstrate heroism. Use specific examples from the text to support your answers and essay.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing how reality was blended into fiction to create this novel. Use information from the text to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay describing how Annemarie was able to learn to become brave. Take time to explain how the character evolved throughout the book using specific examples from the novel.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 554 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample