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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 nationality were the soldiers who got on Annie’s bus for an inspection?

2. How many children came to a nursery school that Rachel and Sini started in Chapter 2?

3. What color was Sini’s hair died before she went into hiding?

4. How many children lived at a nearby farm in Chapter 2?

5. What color were the stars Jews had to wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who all lived in Annie’s home?

2. How did the principal at the school where Rachel taught react when he learned she had received a letter from the Germans firing her?

3. Why did Opoe think it wouldn’t hurt Annie to have coffee?

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

5. What happened to the Gans’ son?

6. Why didn’t Annie’s parents go to America?

7. Who could Annie see from her bedroom window?

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

9. How did Annie get from Enschede to Usselo?

10. Who were the members of the Oosterveld family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Annie and Sini missed out on a lot during the years they were hiding. What did Sini miss out on? Had Sini already finished school? What grade was Annie in when they went into hiding? How did she study? What else did Annie miss out on during the time she was in hiding?

Essay Topic 2

At first, Annie thought it would be an adventure to stay in the Hanninks underground shelter. Why did Annie find the idea exciting before she stayed there? How did she feel as they went into the shelter? Did staying there seem adventurous? Why not?

Essay Topic 3

Once the Germans came to Holland, life changed for Annie’s family and other Jews. What elements of daily life changed for the Jews? What restrictions did Jews live under? Why did Annie and other children quit school? How did the restrictions get increasingly repressive?

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