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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 identity does Emilia assume at Joana's insistence in Section 2?

2. In Section 2, how old does Alfred say that the Gustloff is?

3. In Section 2, when does Florian say that the Nazis stole the Amber Room?

4. In Section 1, from where did Joana flee?

5. In Section 2, what color has the Gustloff been painted?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 1, what does Joana tell about her story as she removes the shrapnel from Florian?

2. In Section 1, how does the shoe poet say that a frozen woman that Joana's group passes died?

3. In Section 1, what does Emilia see after the Russian soldier accosts her?

4. In Section 2, what does the group find in the dining room of the manor house?

5. In Section 1, why did Emilia think that Florian would want nothing to do with her after he killed the Russian?

6. In Section 2, what is the story of the song "Lili Marleen"?

7. In Section 2, how does Emilia describe the crossing of the ice?

8. In Section 1, what does Eva learn about Emilia by talking with her?

9. In Section 2, what amenities does Alfred describe of the Gustloff?

10. In Section 2, why might it be a problem for Ingrid to cross the ice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Florian and the shoe poet get acquainted as they travel together. In what ways are Florian and the shoe poet’s personalities alike and different, and how do the personality traits that they share help them deal with the war that is going on?

Essay Topic 2

Characters struggle with internal and external conflicts. How do various characters face the conflicts they encounter, and how do the conflicts reveal character traits?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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