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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, how many showers does Joana say are on the Gustloff?

2. When Florian's lifeboat pulls away in Section 4, who has his pack?

3. In Section 3, were does Alfred find Florian when he goes to meet with him?

4. In Section 3, when does Emilia say that Germany invaded Poland from the west?

5. In Section 3, who does Florian say that he is named after?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Section 3, why does Eva not register with the rest of the group?

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

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

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

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

7. In Section 3, what is blood guilt?

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

9. In Section 4, why does Joana say that she is a murderer?

10. In Section 3 as Joana leaves the movie house with Emilia, what does she see as she walks toward the ship?

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

Florian and Joana become friends and eventually marry. How do circumstances affect the relationship between Joana and Florian, and how do those circumstances help the relationship to develop?

Essay Topic 3

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

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