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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. What do some young men do to avoid getting caught in the worker's draft?

2. The builder of the room tells Corrie to do what?

3. What becomes a crime?

4. The family practices until they can hide all evidence of others in what amount of time?

5. What is the hiding place made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What challenges do the underground face? How do the individuals involved try to overcome these issues?

2. Where does Willem go? How does this affect Corrie's life? What happens when she goes to visit him?

3. Who comes to stay at the Beje? Why do these particular people end up with the Ten Booms?

4. What are the worker drafts? How do individuals try to avoid these?

5. How does Corrie feel about going to school? What advice does she get from others in her family?

6. What does William say about Karel? What happens between Karel and Corrie?

7. What is happening on the day that the novel opens? Describe the events.

8. Where does Corrie live? With whom does she live?

9. What is built in Corrie's room? What is it like? What do the men tell Corrie to do?

10. What becomes a crime in Holland? How does Peter get into trouble? What happens to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do you think Casper does not take the offer for his release from prison? What consequences does this decision have? How do his children feel about Casper's decision to remain in prison?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the Ten Booms got involved in hiding Jews? Trace their involvement in this activity. How did they get started? Do you think you would make the same choice?

Essay Topic 3

What was Corrie's childhood like? Who do you think had the greatest influence on her? How did her childhood and upbringing influence her role in the underground?

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