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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. Where did Basia work after Majer was old enough for day care?

2. Who wrote "The Lorelei"?

3. How many square kilometers were allotted to the Jews in the Jewish town?

4. The first time that Minka stole photographs from Kanada, how many did she steal?

5. What are in the black boots that Minka's father gives her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rubin steal a loaf of bread, and how was he punished?

2. What does Sage do when she views her grandmother in the casket?

3. What does Leo tell people who come up to him and Sage after the service at the Synagogue?

4. In Section 7, why does Sage want to borrow the kitchen at the bakery?

5. What was a Donestre?

6. How was Minka allowed to continue her education?

7. Why did Josef have to go to the hospital?

8. How did Minka die?

9. What did Leo's mother dream?

10. Why does Mary say it is important to forgive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sage referred to her grandmother as a survivor twice over. What was there in Minka's life that made her a survivor?

Essay Topic 2

Minka had never shared her story before she told it to Leo and Sage. Why didn't Minka ever share her story before?

Essay Topic 3

Minka's life change drastically when her family moved to the ghetto. What was the biggest adjustment that Minka had to make and why?

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