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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. Where is the key to the co-op?

2. What medication is most suitable for Agata?

3. Who suffers from edema?

4. How is Greta related to Klaas?

5. Who vomits throughout the meetings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the women tell Klaas they were making a quilt?

2. What did Agata do with Klaas's buggy?

3. Why was Salome mad about Autje and Neitje taking Greta's horses to the Koop brothers?

4. Why did August go to jail?

5. What does Salome say about the money in the safe?

6. According to Agata, why is leaving the best option?

7. What is the last fact August shares with Ona?

8. Why were the women reluctant to bring men with them?

9. What happened to the group August used to live with in England?

10. Describe the interaction between Klaas and the women.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Speculate on the future of the characters and the community after the end of the novel. What does the act of talking set in motion for them?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the varied opinions among the characters about what justice would look like for them and the implications of their decisions. Who do you believe is correct? Why?

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