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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lale say about Cilka?
(a) That she is a hero.
(b) That she is going to die.
(c) That she is going to be released because she gives Schwarzhuber what he wants.
(d) That she is a coward.

2. What do many of the prisoners scream when they see a plane flying overhead?
(a) "Come save us!"
(b) "We are dying here!"
(c) "Shoot the Germans!"
(d) "Drop the bombs!"

3. Who does Baretski say are "the filth of Europe," even worse than Jews?
(a) Frenchmen.
(b) Catholics.
(c) American soldiers.
(d) Gypsies.

4. What is the Black Wall?
(a) A place where prisoners can climb over and sometimes escape.
(b) A place where the guards smoke their cigarettes.
(c) A place where the women go to buy favors with sex.
(d) A place where prisoners are taken to be shot.

5. What is the prize for winning the sport match between SS officers and prisoner volunteers?
(a) A 1930 World Cup trophy.
(b) A hot shower.
(c) A week's release from work.
(d) An extra ration of food for each player.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lale is performing manual labor, what happens to the last person to finish his task?

2. What is Lale's relationship with the Romany men?

3. What phrase does Lale recite as he helps pile up the dead bodies after the airplane flies overhead and the guards open fire on the yard?

4. What is the setting of the dream Lale has after he has arrived at the camp?

5. What two words does Lale think that Gita will one day say to him in the presence of family and friends?

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