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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 does Betsie suffer from in December?

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

3. What is Casper's will like?

4. What does Corrie find in the bathroom of the hospital?

5. Why does Corrie fail the physical exam for transfer to facilities with better provisions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the prisoners when they reach The Hague?

3. Where are Betsie and Corrie sent after The Hague? What are conditions like at this prison? What work do Corrie and Betsie do?

4. Why do the sisters divide and distribute their personal items? What happens after they do this?

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

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

7. What is Corrie's visit to the hospital to see Betsie like? Who tells her how to get into the hospital? What does she see in the bathroom?

8. Why do the Ten Boom siblings gather? What news does Corrie learn at this gathering?

9. What does Betsie dream of doing after the concentration camp? With whom does she share this dream?

10. Who is in charge of Corrie's hearing? What does she talk about with the person in charge? What does he want to know more about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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