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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 did the villagers throw on Alek's wounds when he was beaten?

2. When would Minka read her story to Franz?

3. Who was murdered while Aleks was being whipped?

4. When was Aleks punished everyday after he killed Damian?

5. What job did Minka's mother take after they moved to the Jewish town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Leo's mother dream?

2. What does Sage do when she views her grandmother in the casket?

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

4. How did Minka get Christian papers?

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

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

7. What was Minka's life like before the ghetto?

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

9. What does Leo tell people who come up to him and Sage after the service at the Synagogue?

10. How was Minka allowed to continue her education?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Sage hits a deer when she is driving. What are factors that contributed to her accident?

Essay Topic 3

Leo is a lawyer. Why did Leo give up a high-powered career to work in office of Human Rights and Special Prosecutions?

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