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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 does Anna receive for her composition essay?

2. What is Anna's mother becoming in the house?

3. What happens to Anna in Chapter 14 physically?

4. Who helps Anna's parents with the problem with the gift?

5. How does Anna feel about her French and the exam?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anna see more of her father?

2. What relative does Anna's mother take her to see and why is communication difficult? Why is that relative in France?

3. How does Anna do on her elementary examinations?

4. What does Anna want to do about schooling and why can't she?

5. Explain the French elementary school exam.

6. What is Anna's class like and how are her first attempts at her school assignments?

7. What does Francine do with Anna when they visit and what does Anna do that pleases her Aunt Sarah?

8. How does Max feel about French?

9. How do Max and Anna do with their new teacher, and how is the family adjusting to life in Paris?

10. What has Anna decided to do and why does she have some fear about her decision?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

1. Fully explain why you think "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? Can you think of a better title? Why would you choose it?

2. How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Explain your answer.

3. Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

4. Have you ever read a book that when you finished, you do not understand the relevance of the title? Does it discourage you from "trusting" that particular author again?

Essay Topic 2

There are six major characters in this story. Choose one of the following questions in a well-developed, cohesive essay using examples from the text and your research or personal experience:

1. Compare and contrast Anna and Max.

2. Compare and contrast Anna's father with Onkel Julius.

3. Compare and contrast Frau Zwirn with Anna's mother.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit", identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements in the book. (The subplots may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

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