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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 3, what colors does Florian say are on the Prussian flag?

2. In Section 4, how much over capacity does Alfred say that the ship is loaded?

3. In Section 4 after the torpedo hit, how was a little girl with a stuffed bear killed?

4. In Section 4, who does Joana say that she killed?

5. In Section 3, how many pieces of art does Florian remember Dr. Lange telling him would be transferred from Poland to Germany?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 3, why does Eva not register with the rest of the group?

2. In Section 3, what does KdF mean and what is its purpose?

3. In Section 3, how does Alfred describe the swimming area on the ship?

4. In Section 3, how does Emilia remember becoming pregnant?

5. In Section 4, what does Florian think might help him leave the ship without getting arrested?

6. In Section 4, why does Joana say that she is a murderer?

7. In Section 4, what instructions does Dr. Wendt give Joana?

8. In Section 4, what does Joana see and feel at 9:15 p.m.

9. In Section 4, what interrupts the music that plays on the ships speaker's and why?

10. In Section 4, who springs into action in the maternity ward after the torpedo hits?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel takes place in winter. How does winter symbolize danger physically and metaphorically in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

At the beginning of the novel; Joana, Florian, Emilia, and Alfred all name something that is a hunter. What does each character say is a hunter and how are guilt, fate, shame, and fear hunters?

Essay Topic 3

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

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