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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. How much does Helen Hirsch pay Schindler to rescue her sister?
(a) 2,000 zloty.
(b) 3,000 zloty.
(c) 4,000 zloty.
(d) 1,000 zloty.

2. In Chapter Two, Itzhak Stern tells Schindler the phrase that he thinks encouraged Schindler to save all those Jews later in the war. What was that phrase?
(a) Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you.
(b) There is a time and a purpose to everything under the heavens.
(c) He who saves the life of one man saves the entire world.
(d) He who planteth, soweth.

3. What was the Christmas gift that Schindler bought for his secretary Klonowska in Chapter 8?
(a) A weiner dog.
(b) A Persian cat.
(c) A poodle.
(d) A lovebird.

4. After Oskar's birthday party in 1942, what happens?
(a) He is arrested for the second time.
(b) He gives everyone at Emalia the rest of the day off.
(c) His workers have to hide from the SS troops.
(d) He gets drunk and talks to a Jew.

5. When new identity cards are issued, what do workers at Schindler's Emalia factory get stamped on theirs?
(a) A red "X".
(b) A large blue "J" sticker.
(c) A blue "Emalia" stamp.
(d) A red Star of David.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the pharmacist Bachner say he survived the Prokocim camp?

2. In Chapter 16, how many Jews does Keneally say were cleared from the ghetto in the latest Aktion?

3. What does Vernichtungslager mean?

4. Who is dragging segments of huts uphill on Jerozolimska Street?

5. The street on which Oskar Schindler's apartment was located ended at. . .

Short Essay Questions

1. The beginning of Chapter 16 describes the fallout from the Aktion that cleared thousands from the ghetto. Then Keneally writes, "It was no use bringing such tidings to the Judenrat." If the Judenrat were supposed to help the Jews, why would that be the case?

2. Describe how the dinner party contrasts with the season Keneally describes in the book's Prologue.

3. Oskar eventually returns to Frankfurt, where he decides to go into industry again. What type of business does he open?

4. Chapters 26-30 describe several events that hardened Oskar's opinions and made him fight even harder for "his" Jews. List at least two of them.

5. How do Oskar and Oberleutnant Sussmuth get an additional approximately 3,000 women out of Auschwitz?

6. How does witnessing the activities in Krakusa Street affect Schindler?

7. Henry Rosner recalls that, even after the war, Oskar was the "great discoverer of unprocurables." What did he obtain in Munich that seemingly no one else could obtain?

8. In the midst of a concentration camp, Josef Bau meets, falls in love with, and decides to marry Rebecca Tannenbaum. Based on what you know from the book to this point, why do you think Josef did this, when either of their lives could end at any moment?

9. Chapter 16 compares the ZOB's resistance style (blowing things up) against Oskar's style (protecting his Jewish workers). Describe which method you think is more effective, and why.

10. After arriving in Munich, where did Oskar and Emilie initially lodge?

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