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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 image represented "stay and fight"?

2. Who frequently recites numbers?

3. Who was the first to catch an attacker?

4. Who organized the meeting between the women?

5. How far did Salome walk to get antibitoics?

Short Essay Questions

1. What resulted from the initial vote among women?

2. Why did Miep not receive medical treatment?

3. What were the circumstances of Mina's death?

4. Who is Grant?

5. What will the "Do Nothing" women do?

6. What did August remember most about Molotschna?

7. What will happen to Ona's child?

8. What happened to the women in the colony?

9. Who is Scarface Janz?

10. Why did the women not receive counseling after the attacks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of light and dark in the text. Analyze this theme and its implication for broader meaning within the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the physical setting of the hayloft in the barn. How does it mirror confinement? How might it represent safety?

Essay Topic 3

Assess the portrayal of trauma in the novel. What role does memory (or the lack of memory) play in the text?

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