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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 month is it?

2. In Section 1, how old is Eva?

3. In Section 1, how many are in Joana's group of refugees?

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

5. In Section 1, what do panicked villages tell stories of Russian solders wearing according to Alfred?

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 many horses do Joana's group have and why?

3. In Section 2, how does Joana plan to get Emilia across the ice and past the soldiers and checkpoints?

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

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

6. In Section 2, how does Florian think that the family of the manor house died?

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, how does Emilia describe the crossing of the ice?

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

10. How did a six-year-old boy come to travel with Joana and her group in Section 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Florian’s father told him that he was a traitor. Why did Florian’s father tell him that he was a traitor, and in what way was Florian a traitor?

Essay Topic 2

Florian decides to seek revenge, Emilia never considers revenge. Why does Florian decide to seek revenge, but Emilia does not look to get revenge?

Essay Topic 3

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

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