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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 character does Patty converse with in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 9, what topic is everyone is town discussing?

3. Where is "Summer of My German Soldier" set?

4. What had Patty given up the previous year in order to purchase her father's monogrammed shirt?

5. What area does Patty clean and fix up for herself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Patty contemplate betraying Anton in Chapter 13?

2. Describe Patty's dream.

3. Describe Edna Louise.

4. Describe Patty Bergen.

5. What makes Patty cry in Chapter 18?

6. How does Patty entertain herself while alone in Chapter 5?

7. How did Anton manage to escape from the German prison camp?

8. Why does Anton compare Mr. Bergen to Hitler?

9. Why do Patty's parents insist she go to the beautician?

10. How is abuse affecting the Bergen family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Patty look beyond her disgrace and find the strength to endure sufferings to eventually find success? How does Ruth inspire Patty to persevere? What strengths has Patty developed that will allow her to succeed as an adult?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Patty copes with loss in the novel. Which characters does she feel like she has lost and how does she react to those losses? How does loss affect Patty's character?

Essay Topic 3

What unspoken rules of society does Patty break and how does her error affect her character? Who sets these unspoken rules of society and how are they enforced? What effect might ignoring, or repeatedly breaking, the unspoken rules of society have on Patty's character?

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