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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. Why is the stepmother in the woods when Gretel is raped?

2. What do the Russian and partisans find the Germans transporting?

3. How does Hansel endanger himself, Gretel and Magda during his unauthorized trips to the village?

4. What stopps Magda from taking the children to the secret hiding place?

5. Why is Nelka concerned for Telek's apparent calm when she meets him in the village drawing water?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Nelka, Telek and the baby?

2. The stepmother dies. How is she killed?

3. Who was the one who saved Gretel from being killed by the men who raped her?

4. What had brought the stepmother to the field?

5. What was going to happen to Nelka's baby, once inspected?

6. What does Telek confess to the priest?

7. Hansel was in the woods on Christmas eve, what did he save from the Oberfuhrer?

8. What was the one thing the priest asked of Telek when Telek confesses?

9. What does Gretel light in the forest for Father Poitr?

10. What tragedy is stuck in Father Poitr's mind from his service in the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Feliks is an angry villager and we first meet Feliks on page 70 of the novel. Discuss why he is described as an angry man.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Magda repeats the phrase, "The wheel turns." Explain what she means by this and provide support for your explanation.

Essay Topic 3

The novel presented several characters who were considered outsiders. Discuss why Magda was an outsider to the villagers and considered a witch as explained in the first five chapters.

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