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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, where is the Gustloff going to be sailing to?

2. In Section 3, how many showers does Joana say are on the Gustloff?

3. In Section 4, when does Joana tell Florian that her uncle and his family were sent to a gulag in Siberia?

4. In Section 3, how many crates does Florian remember it took to crate up the Amber Room?

5. In Section 4, what color ribbon does Alfred remember Hannelore wearing when they briefly played a game in the street?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Section 3, what does Emilia remember about the invasion of Poland?

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

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

5. In Section 3, what does Joana learn about Florian and Koch?

6. In Section 4, how does Alfred describe the ship's departure?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Florian and the shoe poet get acquainted as they travel together. In what ways are Florian and the shoe poet’s personalities alike and different, and how do the personality traits that they share help them deal with the war that is going on?

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

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

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