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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 color flowers were on Opoe’s apron in Chapter 5?

2. What did Sophie give Annie the last time she saw her?

3. What did the family eat first for Opoe’s birthday dinner with the girls?

4. What color was Opoe’s braid?

5. When did World War II begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 4, why did Annie and Sini have to leave the Hannick’s?

2. In Chapter 2, what plan did Father come up with to leave?

3. Why did Annie’s bus stop on the way to Enschede?

4. Who were the members of the Oosterveld family?

5. By 1939, where were Annie’s sisters working?

6. How did Dientje choose a book for the girls to read?

7. How was it arranged it so the girls could eat a birthday dinner with Opoe?

8. How did Annie get permission to visit her mother in the hospital?

9. Why did Annie have trouble sleeping in Chapter 6?

10. Why did Sini and Annie quarrel when they unpacked at the Hannink’s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 10, Johan killed a man. Was Johan a violent man? Had he ever killed anyone before? Why did he kill someone in Chapter 10?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 11, Johan went into hiding. Why didn’t Johan just stay hidden in his home? What was he trying to avoid by hiding? How did he find a safe place to hide?

Essay Topic 3

The Germans kept making life more and more difficult for the Jews.

a. What was life like for the Jews before the Germans came?

b. What sorts of rules did the Germans place upon the Jews?

c. How did the German rules cause the De Leeuws to react?

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