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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 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?

2. What time is it when Mama and the Rosen's leave?

3. Which of the following does Annemarie think must be scarier than being involved in dangerous situations?

4. At what time does Annemarie become worried and run to the window while waiting for her mother to return from taking the Rosens to the boat?

5. What was the name of the king of Denmark during the occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. Who does Annemarie pretend to be like as she talks to the German soldiers while she is taking package to her uncle in Chapter 15?

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

7. How did Inge broken her ankle?

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. What do the German soldiers want to know in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing how Annemarie or Papa must have felt, waiting for something in the current society. Use personal experience/knowledge and events from the story to support your answer.

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 the way the mother and daughter relationship in the book changed throughout the events. Use specific events from the story to support your description.

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