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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 fairy tale does Becca mean when she asks to be told "Seepin Boot"?

2. Who is Mike?

3. What does the Polish word 'Ksiezniczka' mean in English?

4. What kind of building does Gemma mention during her story in Chapter 2?

5. Who is Dr. Berlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What name does Becca have for her car in Chapter 2? Why has she named her car?

2. What are Shana and Sylvia begging their grandmother for at the beginning of the novel?

3. What is different about Gemma's version of Briar Rose's story from the traditional version?

4. What do Sylvia and Shana make fun of Becca for in Chapter 2?

5. What does Gemma tell her granddaughters about the baby born to the King and Queen in the story?

6. What does Becca's father remind her of when she says she is going to work in Chapter 8?

7. After Gemma's funeral, what do Becca's parents reveal was found among Gemma's things?

8. After Sylvia and Shana have left in Chapter 2, what does Gemma tell Becca, and make Becca promise to do?

9. In Chapter 4, what do we learn about Gemma's past?

10. While going through Gemma's box of mementos in Chapter 6, what does Becca realize about them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens at the end of the novel "Briar Rose"? Is everything resolved? Are there any surprises at the end of the novel? What happens to the principle characters?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the character Josef. Who is Josef and what is his role in the story? How did he know Gemma? Describe his experiences during WWII.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the struggles faced by Becca throughout the novel. What struggles does Becca face? How does she overcome them?

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