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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. Who introduces Corrie to the underground?

2. Who goes with Corrie to visit Willem at college?

3. Who lives with Corrie and her parents?

4. What does Corrie want to wear for her first day of school?

5. Casper begins setting his clocks according to what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Corrie learn about Willem? How does the family get involved in hiding Jews?

3. Who works in the shop? Describe how the shop operates.

4. Why does Corrie go to Amsterdam as a youth? With whom does she go? What does she experience on these trips?

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

6. What is Corrie's childhood like? With whom does she live?

7. What happens to Mrs. Ten Boom? How does the family react?

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

9. How does Betsie's illness affect Corrie? What changes do the sisters make in their home and the watch shop?

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

How did the lives of those in Haarlem change as Nazi doctrine spread? Use specific examples from the story to illustrate your answer. How did the Ten Booms feel about these changes and what did they do in response to these changes?

Essay Topic 2

What does Corrie do after she is released from the concentration camp? Why is the date of her release significant? How does she fulfill Betsie's dreams? Why do you think Corrie continued on with Betsie's dreams?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Corrie feel that she must forgive the Germans? What actions does she take to help her in this? Do you think she is successful in forgiveness? Do you think you would be as forgiving in Corrie's situation?

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