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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Gita's friends give her water while she is ill and they are working?
(a) They ask the hospital building for water.
(b) They give her pieces of snow.
(c) They smuggle in a bottle of water.
(d) They only give her water at night while they are in their block.

2. What is the name of the camp that Lale is taken to?
(a) Auschwitz.
(b) Dachau.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Treblinka.

3. When does Gita promise to tell Lale her last name and her birthplace?
(a) The next time they get to meet.
(b) When she turns 25.
(c) Before they leave the camp.
(d) After they have had three dates.

4. What weapon does Schwarzhuber use against Cilka?
(a) His swagger stick.
(b) His knife.
(c) His whip.
(d) His rifle.

5. What day of the week is Lale usually able to see Gita?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

6. What does Lale tell Baretski about books?
(a) That they should all be burned.
(b) That they are very valuable and can be sold for lots of money.
(c) That he himself has written one.
(d) That he can learn lines and poetry from them that he can quote to girls.

7. What skill does Lale have that others do not?
(a) Lale speaks multiple languages.
(b) Lale is a champion boxer.
(c) Lale knows everything about construction.
(d) Lale can do high-level math in his head.

8. Why does Dr. Mengele choose to take Leon away?
(a) Because Leon went berserk when Dr. Mengele whistled.
(b) Because Lale stared him down when he was examining a woman.
(c) Because Lale yelled at him.
(d) Because Leon tried to leave the room when Dr. Mengele entered.

9. Not including himself, how many prisoners does Lale have to find to fulfill Baretski's request?
(a) 17.
(b) 11.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

10. What color ink is used to make the tattoos show up on the skin?
(a) Blue ink.
(b) Black ink.
(c) Green ink.
(d) Red ink.

11. What has happened to Gita's parents?
(a) They escaped to America.
(b) They have been killed.
(c) They converted to Catholicism to escape persecution.
(d) They are still living in Gita's childhood home.

12. What is Lale wearing when readers first see him?
(a) A suit and tie.
(b) A heavy wool sweater and slacks.
(c) A t-shirt and a pair of jeans.
(d) A Russian Army uniform.

13. What is Dr. Mengele's threat to Lale?
(a) "If you don't work faster, I will shoot you."
(b) "One day soon, Ttatowierer, I will take you."
(c) "When you're not looking, I'll get you."
(d) "You can never escape me no matter how hard you try."

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

15. What was Pepan's former occupation?
(a) He was a professor of economics.
(b) He was the editor of a political paper.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was an artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What number is tattooed on Lale's arm?

2. Which of the following does Lale NOT say to the volunteers fulfilling Baretski's request?

3. What does Lale notice about the tops of the fences at the camp?

4. What color is the flower that Lale sees by the railroad track the day that Leon is taken away?

5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the group that Lale is interested in learning about?

(see the answer keys)

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