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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. In Section 1, what food does Emilia give Florian after he killed the Russian soldier?

2. In Section 2, who is the author of a book that Joana sees in the library of the manor house where the group is staying?

3. In Section 1, when did Emilia's mother die?

4. In Section 1, how old is the little boy who began following Joana's group?

5. In Section 2, how old does Eva think that Florian is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Section 2, why does Joana say that Florian and Emilia should travel with the group?

4. In Section 1, what does Joana say about the war and what has been happening for the last four years?

5. In Section 2, what is the Amber Room?

6. In Section 2, what happens as Ingrid crosses the ice?

7. In Section 1, what does Joana notice when Florian and Emilia come into the barn where Joana's group is staying?

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

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

10. In Section 2, what does Joana see as they approach the manor house?

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

The novel takes place in winter. How does winter symbolize danger physically and metaphorically in the novel?

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