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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 language did the candy striper who wheels Josef to Sage's car take in high school?

2. What kind of cancer did Minka survive?

3. How old was the child of a new woman who was from Random, who gave her child to her elderly mother?

4. When Minka arrived at Auschwitz, how tall were the bunks in the hut where she was sent?

5. When did Josef say that he arrived at Auschwitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Sage stops in the bakery after talking with Josef in Section 7, why is it busier than usual?

2. In Section 7, why does Sage want to borrow the kitchen at the bakery?

3. What does Leo notice about the way Sage acts around her sisters?

4. Why did a German officer knock on the window when he saw Darija dancing?

5. What does Leo think his mother would and would not like about Sage?

6. What does Adam want when he comes bringing Sage lilies?

7. Why did an autograph album make Darija cry while she was working in Kanada?

8. How did Minka die?

9. How did Aleks happen to kill Ania's father?

10. Why does Mary say it is important to forgive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On the surface, Sage and Josef don't seem to have anything in common. What draws the two of them together to become friends?

Essay Topic 2

Franz helped Minka several times. Why do you think Franz helped Minka? Was the beating he gave her a change of heart or an attempt to help her?

Essay Topic 3

Josef excelled in the Hitler Youth and became an SS officer. How did Josef do so well in the Hitler Youth that it lead to him becoming an officer in the SS?

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