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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 does she stay in between trips?

2. How does Alicia escape the execution site?

3. Why did Bella's friend help Alicia with this task?

4. How does Kola's family reward Alicia for rescuing the Russians?

5. Once back at Buczacz, why don't Jews speak to each other?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alicia's tooth ache lead Alicia to reconnect with family?

2. How have the Ukrainians made life for the Jews and Poles very difficult.

3. In this section, what does it seem like many of the Poles want?

4. How does Alicia work to help Mrs. Taub's son?

5. Why did the Ukrainians have such hate for many Polish people?

6. Although Alicia becomes sick and is forced to stay at the Hotel Straubinger, how does she feel?

7. Why is Alicia so upset about this final transport?

8. Where does Benjamin wish to go?

9. How is mother killed?

10. After she finds Bella, what does Alicia decide to do with her life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Detail the lives of the Jurman family prior to the start of the war?

- What was their family life like?

- What was their status in the community?

- How did the children interact with one another?

Essay Topic 2

How does Alicia show her love for her family throughout the novel?

Although she has lost all of her immediate family, how does telling their story make her stronger?

Essay Topic 3

Alicia is lucky to find Poles and Ukrainians who agree to keep her background and whereabouts a secret.

- Name 3 groups of people that are able to help Alicia without endangering themselves.

- Then detail how exactly people were able to able to help Alicia and/or her mother.

- How do you think they might have risked their lives by helping Alicia?

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