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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. How many suitcases where Dita's family allowed to take when they were relocated to Terezin?

2. What does Dita play with Margit and Renee in Chapter 10?

3. What exercises does Hirsch do at the beginning of Chapter 13?

4. In Chapter 14, what did Gabriel throw at Marta Kovac?

5. In Chapter 6, what work does Renee do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Viktor Pestek's intentions toward Renee?

2. What does Dita overhear in Chapter 7?

3. How did Dita become involved with the library in Terezin?

4. At the end of Chapter 10, who does Professor Morgenstern tell Dita can be trusted in Auschwitz?

5. How have chlidren's attitudes changed about books now that they are in Auschwitz?

6. What does Dita learn about Mr. Tomasek in Chapter 11?

7. What is Block 31?

8. In Chapter 14, what does Hirsch say when Dita tells him that Mengele is watching her?

9. In Chapter 6, why is no one milling in the doorway of Barrack 16?

10. In Chapter 2, why does Dita worry about the inspection of Block 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice is an assistant in Block 31, and her family was wealthy. What is life like for Alice in Auschwitz? What signs are there that she cares about feeling pretty? What does the trade she makes for a headband reveal about Alice and the things she longs for?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts can be external or internal or man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self. What are some conflicts that occur in the book? How would most of the conflicts be classified: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self and internal or external conflicts? Which conflicts seem to be the most difficult for characters to deal with?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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