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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 color hair does Emilia notice that Joana has?

2. In Section 1, how old was the woman Joana found dead in the snow?

3. In Section 2, what does Florian do with the dead German's body that Emilia shot?

4. In Section 1, where does Joana remember her mother finding her a place to work?

5. In Section 2, what does the Shoe Poet use to help arthritis in his knee?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Section 1, how does Joana think she is like a blind girl?

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

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

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

6. In Section 1, what does Emilia remember doing with her mother?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters experience one or more disasters. How does disaster affect various characters, and how does disaster reveal character?

Essay Topic 2

There are several references to birth in the novel. How does the author develop the theme of birth and the ability of birth to take place even in difficult situations?

Essay Topic 3

The novel takes place in war-torn German/Prussia. How does the setting serve as a backdrop for the characters, evoke feelings, and set the tone in the book?

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