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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. What happens as more and more people come into camp?

2. What do many of the prisoners scream when they see a plane flying overhead?

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

4. When Lale asks Baretski to get a message to Gita, what else does he ask?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Gita and the four girls run away from the train across the open field in an attempt to escape?

2. How does the explosion at the crematorium happen?

3. What group of the Romany people is Lale the least connected to?

4. What does Lale say about Gita's faith?

5. What is Lale's job before he volunteers to go to the Germans to protect his family?

6. What is Dana's fate?

7. What role does Cilka play in Lale's placement back in his old block with the Romany people?

8. Why is there more unrest in the camps as more people come in?

9. What does Baretski ask Lale to acquire for him?

10. What happens to Leon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Lale's attitude toward women. Give at least three examples of how his attitude is reflected in his behavior. Include a statement of where he acquired his ideas about women.

Essay Topic 2

What is Auschwitz? Describe the camp and its purpose by giving at least three examples of activities that occurred there.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme "survival at all costs" as seen in the novel. Give three examples of characters or groups of people - other than Lale - who are trying to survive - no matter what it costs them in the long run.

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