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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. What does Lale do to commemorate the day he met Dr. Mengele?
(a) He writes of the meeting in his journal.
(b) He hides the stash under his mattress.
(c) He carves the date on the wall by his bed.
(d) He leaves a bloodstain in his shirt.

2. According to Baretski, what event is going to happen that will cause Lale to get extra rations?
(a) A redistribution of supplies is occurring across all camps in Europe.
(b) A visit by all the top German officers.
(c) An inspection by the Red Cross.
(d) A huge shipment of food is arriving.

3. What is the prisoner's name for the death cart?
(a) Black Mary.
(b) Grim Reaper.
(c) Sad Sally.
(d) Grave Wheels.

4. What job is Gita assigned to do after being ill?
(a) Manual labor, pulling dead bodies to wagons.
(b) Kitchen work, peeling potatoes and making broth.
(c) Clerical work, listing prisoner information on cards and in a ledger.
(d) Janitorial work, emptying slop pots.

5. Who is the captain of the SS team playing in the sport tournament?
(a) Scwarzhuber.
(b) Mengele.
(c) Houstek.
(d) Baretski.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Baretski say are "the filth of Europe," even worse than Jews?

2. What building are Victor and Yuri working on when Lale first meets them?

3. What endearment does Gita bestow on Lale?

4. How is Cilka different from other women prisoners?

5. What does Lale try to give to Gita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of the meaning of Nayda's name?

2. Why does Lale believe he and Gita have a future?

3. Why is Lale assigned a "minder" by the name of Baretski?

4. What group of people wear the green triangle and what kind of people are they?

5. When does Gita say she will tell Lale her name and her hometown?

6. How do Gita's cellmates keep her alive when she is ill?

7. What role do Victor and Yuri play in the camp's labor structure?

8. Before their experience at the camp, how would the Romany's and Lale feel about each other?

9. Why did Lale volunteer to go to the Germans?

10. Why does Gita not tell Lale that her family has been killed?

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