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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. In Section 2, how many escape routes does Joana tell Florian that there are to flee from the Russians?

2. In Section 1, what month is it?

3. In Section 1, how old is Eva?

4. In Section 2, how many rooms are on the main floor of the manor house the group finds?

5. In Section 1, what color hair does Emilia notice that Joana has?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 1, why did Emilia think that Florian would want nothing to do with her after he killed the Russian?

2. In Section 2, how does Emilia describe the crossing of the ice?

3. In Section 2, what happens as Ingrid crosses the ice?

4. In Section 1, what does Joana tell about her story as she removes the shrapnel from Florian?

5. In Section 1, how does the shoe poet say that a frozen woman that Joana's group passes died?

6. In Section 2, what does the group find in the dining room of the manor house?

7. In Section 2, why does Joana say that Florian and Emilia should travel with the group?

8. In Section 1, how does Joana think she is like a blind girl?

9. In Section 1, what does Emilia remember doing with her mother?

10. In Section 2, how does Florian think that the family of the manor house died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters struggle with internal and external conflicts. How do various characters face the conflicts they encounter, and how do the conflicts reveal character traits?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

Florian’s father told him that he was a traitor. Why did Florian’s father tell him that he was a traitor, and in what way was Florian a traitor?

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