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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 dies four weeks after Nollie's wedding?

2. What fills the shop on the day that the novel opens?

3. Casper begins setting his clocks according to what?

4. Who lives with Corrie and her parents?

5. Meyer Mossel is renamed what at the Beje?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the family travel together to do? Who does Corrie see on this trip?

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

3. Who is Mrs. DeBoer? What happens at her home?

4. What does the family stay up late to listen to? What happens that night?

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

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

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

8. Who is Otto? What is he like?

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

10. With whom does Willem arrive? What has happened to this individual? How do people interpret this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the underground network that hid Jews in Holland. Who was involved in it? What strategies did they use to escape detection?

Essay Topic 2

How does the faith of the Ten Booms both influence their actions and help them in the camps? Give specific examples from the book. Why do you think they continued to believe so strongly in spite of the challenges that they faced?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between Betsie and Corrie. What actions do the sisters take to stay with each other in the camp? How does Betsie's death affect Corrie?

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