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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Ephraim and Anna Gavronsky not get married?
(a) Anna moved to New York.
(b) Anna fell in love with somebody else.
(c) The family did not approve of the marriage.
(d) Ephraim fell in love with Emma instead.

2. Who seems hostile toward Anne?
(a) Yves.
(b) Georges.
(c) Deborah.
(d) Myriam.

3. According to Vicente, why was Miriam his "ticket to pissing off the whole world" (111)?
(a) She was charismatic.
(b) She was Jewish.
(c) She was pregnant.
(d) She was smart.

4. What is the name of the handwriting criminologist Anne writes to?
(a) Mason.
(b) Jesus.
(c) Charles.
(d) Andrea.

5. Who remained calm knowing that "fear leads to bad decisions" (136)?
(a) Emma.
(b) Vicente.
(c) Ephraim.
(d) Gabriele.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Anna's research, who is typically the sender of an anonymous letter?

2. What job did Myriam dream about having?

3. Who does Emma teach?

4. Which characters were sent to Pithiviers Camp?

5. What kind of business did Ephraim own in Riga?

Short Essay Questions

1. What item did Maurice give Jacques?

2. What had Emma and Ephraïm packed when they were arrested?

3. When was Myriam able to have her family declared dead?

4. What had changed about Emma's in-laws when she saw them in Palestine?

5. How did Myriam's family die?

6. What was upsetting to Noémi about a tea party held by a classmate?

7. What question did Gerard ask his mother about tattoos, and how did she respond?

8. Why did Ephraïm register with the French government as a Jewish person?

9. Describe Myriam and Vicente's wedding.

10. According to Anne's research, who typically sends anonymous letters?

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