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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 says, "As long as one limb stirs, one does not think of the grave" (72)?

2. How often was Noémie able to write to her parents from the camp?

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

4. What did Jean Hans Arp do for a living?

5. Who seems hostile toward Anne?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the apples symbolize at Pesach?

3. What did Emmanuel do when he moved to Paris?

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

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

6. What jobs did the Rabinovitch children aspire to?

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

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

9. What was the Roberte Affair?

10. How does Myriam get through the checkpoints with Vicente's mother and sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What resistance does Anne run into in her quest for answers about her family? Why do you think this is? What questions does she still have by the time the novel ends?

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

Compare and contrast the trio of siblings: Myriam, Noémi, and Jacques. What challenges do each face? What motivates them? How does each character develop?

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