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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. What was Mr. Rosen's profession?

2. What are the German soldiers holding when Annemarie first sees them when she is on her way to deliver a package to her uncle's boat?

3. What action does Peter do after the palsm is finished in Chapter 10?

4. What is Annemarie startled to learn about Peter?

5. Why does Annemarie say her Uncle won't eat fish?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Lise was killed.

3. In Chapter 12, what does Mama warn the Rosens to do on their way to Henrik's boat?

4. How did Inge broken her ankle?

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

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

7. How old is Annemarie when the war ends?

8. 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?

9. Why do Annemarie and Henrik go to the barn to have a serious conversation in Chapter 16?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing how Annemarie must feel learning that her sister was a member of the Resistance.

Essay Topic 2

In order to safely escape from the German soldiers and deliver the package to Henrik, Annemarie pretended to be like her younger sister. Write an essay explaining why this was a good or not-so-good strategy. Use information from the story to support your essay.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think it is important that Lois Lowry write a book about such a mature subject for younger children?

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