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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 does Mrs. Mikelsky save Nadia from in Chapter 2?

2. What does Dr. Katz give to Herta?

3. What food do Paul and Caroline order when they go out to dinner in Chapter 1?

4. Aside from Felka, what is Kasia sent to Nadia's home to retrieve?

5. Who does Kasia run into on her way to Mr. Z's Pharmacy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Herta and Fritz have a tense interaction when she arrives at Ravensbruck. What does this reveal about her personality?

2. Describe the relationship between Halina and Herta.

3. What are some of the perks Halina receives for working in the Revier?

4. What is Caroline’s relationship like with Pia?

5. What does the Polish Underground provide for Kasia?

6. What reason does Herta give for staying at Ravensbruck? Is it justifiable?

7. Does Caroline seem to be completely over her ex-boyfriend David?

8. Martha Hall Kelly writes the character of Herta’s father as a Jewish sympathizer. Why do you think she made that choice?

9. Why does Pietrik not want to send Kasia on more advanced missions?

10. Does Herta have a lot of female friends before her life at Ravensbruck? What does this tell us about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Kasia and her daughter. What causes Kasia to have such a strained relationship with Halina?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 39, Kasia lashes out at Caroline when she tells Zuzanna she cannot go to America. What are the different, complicated parts of Kasia's personality and experiences that cause this interaction?

Essay Topic 3

One cannot read this novel without thinking about the current political state in America. Compare the attitudes about immigration in the text to current attitude about immigration in America.

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