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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. Which of the following is Becca told that Gemma did not talk about at the refugee camp?

2. How do the people react to Becca's questions about the concentration camp in Chelmo in Chapter 22?

3. Who meets Becca at the airport in Chapter 18?

4. What does Harvey note about Kulmhof?

5. What does Gemma do for Becca before continuing her story in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What horrifies Harvey about Gemma's last known address, the town of Kulmhof?

2. How do the girls react to Gemma's explanation to how the cursed, dead people in her story can have future lives?

3. Why does Becca point out that Gemma had no tattoos?

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

5. What does Harvey recall about Gemma in Chapter 12?

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

7. In Chapter 15, what is the song in Gemma's version of the Briar Rose story about?

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

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

10. What does Becca question Gemma about her story in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author of the novel "Briar Rose", Jane Yolen. What others works has she written? What similarities or connections can be found between this novel and Yolen's other work? How is she regarded in the literary world?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the motif of family in the novel "Briar Rose". Who are the member of Becca's family? Is family important to Becca? How does Becca's family affect her decisions and actions? Describe Becca's relationship with her sisters and grandmother.

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