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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 3, from what city does the show poet say that the little boy is from?

2. In Section 3, when Joana and Emilia arrive at the maternity ward on the ship, how many other expectant mothers are there?

3. In Section 4, how long ago was Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany?

4. What area did Koch obliterate according to Alfred in Section 3?

5. In Section 3, how old does Emilia say that she was when Poland was invaded by Germany and Poland?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 3, how does Emilia remember becoming pregnant?

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

3. In Section 4, what instructions does Dr. Wendt give Joana?

4. Where was art stolen from for Hitler and where was some of it hidden?

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

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

7. 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?

8. In Section 4, how does Alfred describe the ship's departure?

9. In Section 4, what does Joana see and feel at 9:15 p.m.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Alfred subscribed wholeheartedly to Hitler’s philosophies and the Nazi party line. In what ways is Alfred a role model for the Nazi regime?

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