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

2. What does Henrik tease Annemarie about at the dinner table in Chapter 16?

3. About how many members of Denmark were Jewish during the time period this book is set in?

4. What does the German soldier tell Annemarie that the dogs smell in the basket?

5. At what time does Annemarie think her mother should be back at the house after taking the Rosens to the boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe how Lise was killed.

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

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

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

6. How old is Annemarie when the war ends?

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

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

9. What coincidence happens as Annemarie tells a story to herself on her trip to visit Uncle Henrik?

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

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

Throughout this story, adults are known to be lying by the children, yet the children did not call them out or complain about the lies. Explain why you believe this occurred and use information from the text to support your answer. Then explain a time where you knew adults were lying, but you did not ask them to explain or justify their lies.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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