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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. In Section 3, when does Emilia remember that the Russians invaded Poland from the east?
(a) September 29, 1939.
(b) September 2, 1939.
(c) September 18, 1939.
(d) September 17, 1939.

2. In Section 4 after vomiting constantly from seasickness, where does Alfred collapse?
(a) E deck.
(b) Music room.
(c) C deck.
(d) Ball room.

3. In Section 3, when Joana and Emilia arrive at the maternity ward on the ship, how many other expectant mothers are there?
(a) None.
(b) 3.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

4. In Section 4, when does Emilia remember receiving a sign?
(a) 4 years ago.
(b) 5 years ago.
(c) 6 years ago.
(d) 3 years ago.

5. In Section 3, how many expectant mothers does Dr. Richter say will be on the ship?
(a) 7.
(b) 32.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 4, who does Joana tell Florian that she gave a letter to that resulted in the NKVD taking some of Joana's family?

2. In Section 4, when does Joana tell Florian that her uncle and his family were sent to a gulag in Siberia?

3. In Section 4, what time does Joana hear a loud bang and feel a massive jolt?

4. As Joana walks with Emilia to the ship, what does she see on a mahogany desk in a building that has been damaged?

5. In Section 3, how does Florian say that his father died?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 4, who springs into action in the maternity ward after the torpedo hits?

2. What does Alfred do when a sailor tells him to get a coat if he can find one?

3. In Section 4, why does Joana say that she is a murderer?

4. In Section 3, how does Emilia describe her mother's death?

5. In Section 3, what does Emilia remember about the invasion of Poland?

6. In Section 4, what interrupts the music that plays on the ships speaker's and why?

7. In Section 3, what does KdF mean and what is its purpose?

8. What does Alfred do to a child's toy and why when he collapses in the music room after vomiting with seasickness in Section 4?

9. In Section 3 when Joana meets the poet and the little boy under the clock, what does the shoe poet say about getting passes to board the ship?

10. In Section 3, why does Eva not register with the rest of the group?

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