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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. Who lives with Corrie and her parents?

2. What does Leendart do in the Beje?

3. Who runs much of the underground in Holland?

4. What does Corrie find in her bed one night when she comes back to bed after having tea?

5. Meyer Mossel is renamed what at the Beje?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is life like after occupation? What do the Ten Booms hide?

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

5. Who is Mrs. DeBoer? What happens at her home?

6. How does Corrie feel about going to school? What advice does she get from others in her family?

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

8. What is life like for the Jews in Haarlem after occupation?

9. What does the family stay up late to listen to? What happens that night?

10. What is happening on the day that the novel opens? Describe the events.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the title of the book significant? What dual meanings does this title have in the book? Why do you think this particular title was chosen?

Essay Topic 2

Was Casper a good father to his children? Use specific examples from the book to back up your answer. How does Casper influence the moral development and actions of his children?

Essay Topic 3

Trace Corrie's imprisonment. What challenges does Corrie face at each of the different prisons? How she attempt to make life better for herself and Betsie while in prison? In what ways does Corrie take her fate into her own hands and influence where she is imprisoned?

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