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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 Chapter 15, what was the name of Ogden's partner?

2. How long has Evie's mother been gone in Chapter 9?

3. In Chapter 9, how long has it been since Evie's grandparents died?

4. Where was Len Levy from?

5. In Chapter 11, what did Kitty point out when Elsa was telling how Hitler was moving toward war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Evie's career, and what is she known for?

2. How did Evelyn and Dickie's relationship unfold?

3. In Chapter 3, where did Kitty go in the days after Neddy's death?

4. In Chapter 5, what would Gerhard and Elsa do in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Evie think about the Big House?

6. What did Kitty think of Elsa when she met her in Chapter 11?

7. What were Kitty's thoughts in Chapter 1, as she headed to the Philharmonic?

8. What happened at the end of Chapter 1?

9. In Chapter 7, what picture does Evie have of her grandparents?

10. When was Paul introduced to stumble stones, and what are they?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evie and Min have different feelings about getting rid of the island. What do each of them feel about the island and letting it go? How do they see the place differently? How does the perspective that each of them has affect their feelings about getting rid of the island?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe the relationship between Joan and Len? Why did their relationship fail?

Essay Topic 3

Paul became fascinated with stumble stones when he was in Berlin. What were stumble stones? What did Paul believe they revealed about crime and silence?

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