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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 did Anne talk to about Clara's incident at school?

2. What is the name of the handwriting criminologist Anne writes to?

3. Where was the postmark on the postcard?

4. In Book II: Chapter 4, what does Anne agree to do in the letter she writes?

5. What kind of invention did Boris create?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Myriam and Vicente's wedding.

2. When did Anne ask Lélia about the history of their family?

3. Who is Vicente Picabia?

4. What was written on the postcard Lélia received?

5. How did Lélia learn that Noémi worked in the infirmary?

6. Describe the "wonderful day" filled with "complete joy" for the Rabinovitch family (58).

7. When was Myriam able to have her family declared dead?

8. How did Noémi get stricken from the list to be sent to Auschwitz?

9. Why did Ephraïm and Emma travel to Pesach?

10. What happened when Anne spoke to her daughter's principal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters experience guilt or shame in The Postcard? Explain with textual evidence why you think this is as well as how other characters respond to it.

Essay Topic 2

How did Lélia's childhood compare to Anne's? What did they have in common? Why did both struggle with a sense of identity?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the trio of siblings: Myriam, Noémi, and Jacques. What challenges do each face? What motivates them? How does each character develop?

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