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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, what temperature does he mention that Alfred is battling?

2. In Section 2, what does Florian do with the dead German's body that Emilia shot?

3. In Section 1, how many Poles does Florian remember his father saying were killed by the Nazis?

4. In Section 1, how large does Joana remember the shrapnel being that she removed from Florian?

5. In Section 1, what does Emilia's crying remind Florian of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Section 2, what does Joana see as they approach the manor house?

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

4. In Section 1, what does Emilia see after the Russian soldier accosts her?

5. In Section 1, what does Joana notice when Florian and Emilia come into the barn where Joana's group is staying?

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

7. How did a six-year-old boy come to travel with Joana and her group in Section 1?

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

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

10. In Section 2, how does Florian describe Dr. Lange's daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alfred subscribed wholeheartedly to Hitler’s philosophies and the Nazi party line. In what ways is Alfred a role model for the Nazi regime?

Essay Topic 2

Several of the characters are being deceptive. How and why do characters use deception, and when is the deception practiced by characters a survival tactic?

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters experience one or more disasters. How does disaster affect various characters, and how does disaster reveal character?

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