View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 4, how does Joana say that her uncle died?

2. In Section 3, how many pieces of art does Florian remember Dr. Lange telling him would be transferred from Poland to Germany?

3. In Section 3, how many crates does Florian remember it took to crate up the Amber Room?

4. In Section 3, how many expectant mothers does Dr. Richter say will be on the ship?

5. In Section 4, how long does the shoe poet say that he was married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alfred do when a sailor tells him to get a coat if he can find one?

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

3. In Section 3, what does Joana learn about Florian and Koch?

4. What happens to Alfred?

5. In Section 4, who springs into action in the maternity ward after the torpedo hits?

6. In Section 4, after the torpedo hits, what happens to a little girl in the music room?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 806 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample