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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. Why is Mama's role in Chapter 12 very important?

2. Why are many of the apartments in Annemarie's neighborhood empty?

3. What action does Peter do after the palsm is finished in Chapter 10?

4. Where is the character who dies at the end of the book buried?

5. Annemarie is afraid of the German soldiers in the woods instead of which dangerous animals?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ellen react to having to wear a hand-me-down jacket?

2. What awakens Annemarie as she dozed off in the rocking chair in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 13, what does Inge tell Annemarie to do should the soldiers stop her?

4. How does Annemarie remember the Rosens in Chapter 11?

5. Who tipped off the Rabbi who warned the Jews that the Germans were rounding them up?

6. Describe at least two of the people who are in the living room "mourning" Aunt Birte with Annemarie.

7. What do the German soldiers want to know in Chapter 10?

8. Describe how Lise was killed.

9. How old is Annemarie when the war ends?

10. Why does Annemarie think waiting and wondering are scarier than being involved in the danger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout this novel, Annemarie seems to become more mature and adult-like, while Ellen seems to cling more and more to childhood. Write an essay describing why you think this occurs. Use information from the text to support your supposition.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing how at least two characters from the novel display a sense of pride through trying circumstances. Be sure to use specific examples from the novel to support your description.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, the children are affected by the underlying tension of the adults around them. Write an essay describing how this worked and a time where you felt different because of the tension you sensed in the adults around you. Use information from the text and your own personal experience in developing this essay.

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