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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 time do Matthais and Karin get to the hospital?

2. How old is Jasmine?

3. What time do Lena and the children eat breakfast?

4. How many screws did Lena notice secured the insulation panels on each window?

5. How many times does Lena remember that her abductor kicked and punched her on page 77?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hannah and her brother eat every day?

2. Why were the windows not a way that Lena could escape?

3. What did Lena's abductor look like on their first evening together as a family?

4. Where is Jonathan, and how is he doing after he is taken from the cabin?

5. Why is Jonathan cleaning stains on the carpet at the cabin?

6. What does Matthias remember about Lena's last day before she disappeared?

7. What do Matthias and Karin think when they see Hannah?

8. What does Jasmin tell the police when they inform her that her abductor and Jonathan have been found?

9. Who is Sister Ruth?

10. Why does the woman in the hospital tell the policemen that her name is Lena?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Dear Child?

Essay Topic 2

When Jasmin is questioned by the police, she tells them her name is Lena, not Jasmin. Why does Jasmin tell the police her name is Lena? How has Jasmin's abductor made her use the name Lena? What does conditioning have to do with her lying about her name to the police?

Essay Topic 3

Rogner has his co-worker Maja try to get an interview with Jasmin. How does Maja get to know Jasmin? How does she use manipulation to try to get close to Jasmin?

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