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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. When did Ephraim's business go bankrupt?

2. When were Ephraim and Emma arrested?

3. Who asked their mother about the numbers tattooed on people's arms?

4. What was Lélia doing when she found the postcard?

5. Who did Anne talk to about Clara's incident at school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was written on the postcard Lélia received?

2. Who is Vicente Picabia?

3. What did Ephraïm do after learning about Germany's new chancellor?

4. Why was Noémi sent to work for Dr. Hautval?

5. What happened when Anne spoke to her daughter's principal?

6. Why were Noémi and Jacques taken to Auschwitz before their parents?

7. What jobs did the Rabinovitch children aspire to?

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

9. What does Anne tell Georges in the letter she writes to him?

10. What did the apples symbolize at Pesach?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the title of The Postcard. How does it encapsulate the main themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the role of Paris as a setting in the novel. How does Paris compare to one of the other settings in the novel? What does Paris represent to the Rabinovitch family?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the theme of identity within this novel. How does Anne's journey reflect her struggle for identity?

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