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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who seeks Corrie's help for the son of the cleaning lady at the courthouse?
(a) Petr, Haarlem's mayor
(b) Rolf, a Dutch policeman
(c) Ivan, a German immigrant
(d) Gudrun, a university professor

2. After occupation, what must everyone use?
(a) Electric radios
(b) Food stamps
(c) Ration cards
(d) Transportation coupons

3. What does Leendart do in the Beje?
(a) Installs a whole house alarm
(b) Cooks food for everyone
(c) Creates another room
(d) Builds a tool shed with a secret room

4. From what does Corrie's sister Betsie suffer?
(a) Cancer
(b) TB
(c) Anemia
(d) Polio

5. Why does Casper pity the Germans?
(a) For their faith
(b) For their arrogance
(c) For their hateful ways
(d) Because they are poor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Corrie lie to the authorities about in Chapter 5?

2. Who advises Corrie about her broken heart?

3. What is breakfast followed by in the Ten Boom household?

4. Who dies four weeks after Nollie's wedding?

5. What does the builder think about the place that the Ten Booms had been hiding the valuables?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Betsie's illness affect Corrie? What changes do the sisters make in their home and the watch shop?

2. How do the Ten Booms react to the requests to take in Jews? How does this intersect with their faith in God?

3. What becomes a crime in Holland? How does Peter get into trouble? What happens to him?

4. Where does Corrie live? With whom does she live?

5. What does Corrie learn about Willem? How does the family get involved in hiding Jews?

6. What are the worker drafts? How do individuals try to avoid these?

7. Who is Otto? What is he like?

8. Who helps Corrie in her quest to help the Jews in Holland? How do these people help her?

9. Why does Corrie go to Amsterdam as a youth? With whom does she go? What does she experience on these trips?

10. What gift do the townspeople give to Casper? How does the growing technology affect the watch shop?

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