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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 type of tree is Becca's favorite?

2. What had fallen to ruin prior to the war in Chelmo?

3. According to legend, where can the souls of the dead be found?

4. Who is Harvey Goldman?

5. What is Brda?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the priest in Chapter 22 tell Becca about Chelmno?

2. What do Becca's family members try to dissuade her from doing in Chapter 16?

3. In Chapter 24, why does Josef ask Becca to visit his house, and for how long?

4. What does Magda say about the teacher who taught her about the concentration camps?

5. What does Becca find out about Gitl Mandlestein in Chapter 10?

6. How does Becca find out the meaning of 'Ksiezniczka'?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Becca note is missing from the ending of Gemma's version of the Briar Rose story?

8. What frightens the girls on Halloween in Chapter 21?

9. What does Becca give Magda as a gift? What does Magda intend to do with the item?

10. How does Gemma explain that the cursed, dead people in her story can have future lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the imagery that Yolen uses in "Briar Rose". What are some examples of imagery in the novel? What themes or ideas do these examples represent?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of death in the novel "Briar Rose". How does Yolen illustrate the death motif throughout the novel? What do the characters think of death? How do the characters, particularly Becca, react to the deaths?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the element of mystery in the novel "Briar Rose". What are some examples of mystery in the novel? Are all of the mysteries answered by the end of the novel? Who are some of the mysterious characters?

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