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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 Elena learn about Germany?
2. Why does Andrius pull Jonas away?
3. For what does Elena pay a woman in the hut?
4. What does Elena tell Mrs. Rimas?
5. What interests Jonas about the farm?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Lina, Elena and Mrs. Rimas relieve the stress of the camp?
2. What does Elena say the soldiers wanted of her and how does Jonas react to the information?
3. Describe the arrest of Lina's family.
4. What does Lina remember about her artistic abilities?
5. What happens to Ona?
6. What does Lina recall about a shopping trip with her mother once?
7. What does the bald man say about Hitler, and what does Lina think about it?
8. What happens in Vilnius?
9. What are Elena, Lina and Jonas forced to do?
10. What does Lina keep from her mother about Kostas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Over the course of "Between Shades of Gray", Lina grows as a person in both complexity and understanding. Between Shades of Gray might be considered a slice of Lina Vilka's larger story of her "coming of age." It might be said that Between Shades of Gray is a "bildungsroman" of Lina. Discuss the following:
1. Define Bildungsroman, or "Coming of Age," and give several examples from literature you have read.
2. Trace and analyze the character of Lina as she changes from a more carefree, innocent girl to a wiser, young woman. What are the significant events that change Lina?
3. After thoroughly analyzing Lina's growth throughout "Between Shades of Gray", do you think "Between Shades of Gray" could be considered Lina's Coming of Age story? Why or why not?
4. Are there any other characters in "Between Shades of Gray" who go through a Coming of Age experience? Who? Why do you think so?
Essay Topic 2
The fact that the priest is issuing last rites as the train pulls away from the station is a significant indication that others know what's happening to those on the train. This is another question that's asked repeatedly about the atrocities performed by Stalin and Hitler. Why didn't people object? There isn't an easy answer and this question, like the question of why so many went quietly to their deaths, is left to the reader to decide. Discuss the following;
1. How much power does an individual have to end atrocities such as that demonstrated in "Between Shades of Gray"?
2. What characters intervene in the misuse of power and how do they do so? What is the outcome?
3. Do individuals have a moral obligation to try to stop the misuse of power? What about in small ways, such as dealing with a bully?
4. Compare the misuse of power by a dictator to that by a school bully. How are they alike? Different? Is it likely a dictator was a bully as a young person?
Essay Topic 3
1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Between Shades of Gray"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?
2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Between Shades of Gray" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate what you think foreshadowing is and how it appears in the book and in your own life.
3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Between Shades of Gray" and your own live to support your opinion.
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