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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. How does Stalin label sections of the book that Elvov writes?
2. What eventually happens to Sagidullin?
3. Why is Ginzburg happy after her trial?
4. What does Ginzburg want to prove?
5. In what year does Professor Elvov visit Ginzburg?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does one prisoner do and others follow that breaks up the horror of their situation momentarily?
2. Who is Zinaida Abramova and how is she treated at the prison?
3. Why does Ginzburg think things have been straightened out and what happens to throw her back into the midst of the purge?
4. Who summons Ginzburg after Elvov's arrest; what do they want with her, and how does she respond?
5. Who is Ginzburg's first cellmate at Black Lake?
6. How is Ginzburg's mother-in-law described and what does she advise Ginzburg?
7. What does Ginzburg discover about the charges against her as she is traveling back to Moscow?
8. What happens on February 7, 1937, and why is one of Ginzburg's former students in particular agony about it?
9. Describe the situation that occurs concerning Carola Heintschke.
10. Where is Ginzburg being transferred and what is significant about the watch returned to her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:
1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?
2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?
3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?
4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.
5. What type of plot do you think Journey Into the Whirlwind is? Explain your response.
Essay Topic 2
Choose one of the following to discuss:
1. Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Journey Into the Whirlwind. Are these universal symbols? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other symbols that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Ginzburg chooses the symbols he does?
2. Choose two important metaphors and trace and analyze their appearance in the memoir. Are these universal metaphors? Would they be understood in any culture? Are there other metaphors that would portray the same idea? What are they? Why do you think Ginzburg chooses the metaphors she does?
3. Discuss Ginzburg's use (or lack ) of literary device (such as foreshadowing, clifthangers, deux ex machina, etc.), and how they add or detract from the story. Does Ginzburg use too many or too little literary techniques? State which of the five major elements of fiction the literary device is related to (style, character, plot, setting, theme).
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the following:
1. What do you think are the characteristics of a successful memoir?
2. Analyze and discuss Journey Into the Whirlwind based upon the criteria you decide upon in #1 and judge if Journey Into the Whirlwind is a successful memoir.
3. Do you think the criteria for a successful memoir should be different if it is written for adults versus young adults? Why or why not? Would most adults consider Journey Into the Whirlwind a successful memoir? What about young teens?
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