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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 does Corrie discover has become quite ill in prison?

2. How many other women are in Corrie's cell?

3. What does Betsie want to do after leaving the camp?

4. What is Corrie diagnosed with at the hospital?

5. By Christmas, 1943, every family in Haarlem has what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Betsie? What does Corrie think when she sees her sister? What happens to the blue sweater?

2. What are the conditions like at Ravensbruck for the women?

3. What does Nollie send to Corrie after Nollie is released? Where does she include a secret message and what is it?

4. Who does Otto work for by chapter 8? How does Corrie deal with his questions and insinuations?

5. Why is Corrie unable to take her bag with her when the authorities raid the Beje? How do she and Betsie react to the raid?

6. What happens as the sisters' release date nears? Where are the sisters taken?

7. What does the family at the Beje notice one evening during dinner? How does this event change Corrie's life?

8. What does Corrie ask of Lieutenant Rehms? What two situations does Lieutenant Rehms arrange for Corrie?

9. What does Betsie vow to do while in prison? How does Corrie react? How does this vow change their lives?

10. Why does Betsie enter the infirmary? What dangers does the infirmary represent to the prisoners? What happens to Betsie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Corrie's family members influence her development and personality? Give specific examples from the book. Who do you think had the greatest influence on Corrie? What effect does Corrie have on her family members in return?

Essay Topic 2

What dreams does Betsie have for after she is released from the concentration camp? How are these dreams realized? Who helps Corrie make Betsie's dreams come true?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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