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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 4, when does Emilia remember older girls allowing her to make wreaths with them on the longest night of the year?

2. In Section 4, what time does Joana hear a loud bang and feel a massive jolt?

3. In Section 4, how long does Florian tell the shoe poet that it has been since he saw his sister?

4. How far is Kiel from Denmark?

5. In Section 4, how many refugees did Alfred's superior estimate were left in the port when the ship pulled anchor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Alfred?

2. In Section 4, after the torpedo hits, what happens to a little girl in the music room?

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

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

5. In Section 3, what is blood guilt?

6. In Section 4, when does Emilia remember receiving a sign?

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

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

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

10. What does Alfred do to a child's toy and why when he collapses in the music room after vomiting with seasickness in Section 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

On the journey and on the ship, there are crowds of people everywhere. How do these crowds symbolize what is at stake because of the war?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Florian and Joana become friends and eventually marry. How do circumstances affect the relationship between Joana and Florian, and how do those circumstances help the relationship to develop?

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