1 Why does Joana feel she is a murderer? Because she accidentally kills a soldier Because she has murderous thoughts Because she led the Soviets to send her cousin to Siberia Because she puts the group in danger by treating Florian's wounds 2 What story does Emilia invent about her pregnancy? That she is carrying the baby of Martin Kleist That she is carrying the baby of August Kleist That she was raped by Russian soldiers That she was raped by German soldiers 3 Why does Florian say that he has "blood guilt"? Because he survived while his parents died Because his father helped men who tried to assassinate Hitler Because he killed a German soldier Because he helped Lange and Koch steal treasured art 4 Why does Koch refuse to issue evacuation orders? Because he is awaiting orders from Allied forces Because the Germans don't have boats for the refugees Because the Nazis won't admit they're losing the war Because the Germans fear Russian attacks on the refugees 5 What metaphor represents the characters' emotions at the novel's opening? The hunter The bang The amber swan The burning wreath 6 Why does Emilia see Florian as a knight? Because he saved her from a German soldier Because she loves him Because he is Prussian Because he saved her from a Russian soldier 7 Why does Florian steal the key to the Amber Room? To take revenge on Dr. Lange To take revenge on Hitler As a memento for posterity To steal the contents of the Amber Room 8 Why does Alfred steal boarding passes from the Gustloff? As mementos for posterity To sell to refugees So that his family can board the ship To give to Florian 9 What does Alfred tell the Hitler Youth about Hannelore? That she is a traitor That her family is hiding a Polish girl That her mother is Jewish That her father is Jewish 10 Why does Emilia feel like a boat with no anchor? Because she lost her mother Because she is a teen mother Because she is persecuted for being Polish Because she cannot be with August Kleist 11 When the Hitler Youth take Hannelore away, how does she define her identity? She says that she is from Heidelberg She says that she is half-Aryan She says that she is Jewish She says that she is German 12 Why does Joana slap Florian? Because he is putting his trust in Alfred Because he won't help her out in the infirmary Because he has put her in danger by saying she's his private nurse Because he cheated on her with another woman 13 Why does Joana bandage Ingrid's eyes? To protect her by pretending she is blind To hide her deformed face To pretend she is wounded rather than blind Because she injured her eyes in an explosion 14 What can the shoe poet tell about Joana from her shoes? That she was loved and separated from her mother That she worked at a hospital in East Prussia That she is from Lithuania That she is from a poor family 15 How does Florian get a boarding pass for the Wilhelm Gustloff? He presents himself as one of Joana's patients Alfred gives him one of the boarding passes he stole He steals one when the inspector isn't looking He presents himself as Klaus's father 16 Why does Florian decide to let Emilia follow him in the forest? Because she has food Because he thinks they'll be safer together Because she is Polish Because she reminds him of her sister Anni 17 Why does Florian steal the Amber Swan? To take revenge against Dr. Lange To take revenge against Hitler To take revenge against Alfred To take revenge against his father 18 Why does Florian hide inside the pipe organ at the cathedral in Gotenhafen? So that he can forge his boarding pass for the Gustloff So that he can open the box containing the Amber Swan So that he can avoid speaking to Joana So that he can observe the crowd in secret 19 What does the group of refugees laugh about in Gotenhafen? Emilia's pink hat Alfred's crusty, red blisters Joana and Florian's romance A shawled woman carrying a goat in a baby buggy 20 Why does Eva separate from the rest of the group? She thinks she's better than them She doesn't want to be near Emilia She wants to find her belongings She thinks the Hansa is a better ship 21 What made Florian realize that Dr. Lange didn't really care about him? Lange told Florian to steal a Polish painting Lange said Florian's restoration work was bad Lange sent Florian to the worst art institute He found all his letters to Lange unopened 22 What happened when Florian went back to Tilsit to seek his father's advice? His father was too angry to give him advice His father told him that Lange was manipulating him His father told him to keep working at the museum A neighbor told him he'd arrived too late 23 Why did Joana leave a letter at the Prussian manor house? To explain why her family fled Lithuania To apologize for what happened to them To tell them she borrowed their sewing kit In case they returned and needed medical care 24 Why does Emilia name her baby Halinka? After the nickname of her mother, Halink After her hometown hero After the stork that left the day her mother died After her baby brother 25 Why did Mrs. Kleist mistreat Emilia? Because she lost her honor when she was raped Because she believed she was inferior for being Polish Because she was an orphan Because she didn't do her work on the farm
