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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 old does Eva think that Florian is?

2. In Section 1, where is Emilia hiding?

3. In Section 2, what does Alfred say that Hannelore's father owned?

4. In Section 1, from whom does the shoe poet guess that Joana got her boots?

5. In Section 2, how high does Alfred say that the Gustloff is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Section 2, what is the Amber Room?

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

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

9. In Section 2, how does Joana plan to get Emilia across the ice and past the soldiers and checkpoints?

10. In Section 2, why might it be a problem for Ingrid to cross the ice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Florian decides to seek revenge, Emilia never considers revenge. Why does Florian decide to seek revenge, but Emilia does not look to get revenge?

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

The characters in the novel are concerned about survival. Why are the characters focused on survival, and how does that focus leave no room for friendships or anything else that is not essential?

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