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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 did Piri do while her mother was gone?

2. What changed for Piri and Iboya when the Germans took over Hungary?

3. What did mother argue for at the ghetto?

4. Why did Mr. Shuster oppose Mother's plans?

5. Where did Piri have her first kiss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message did Mother get from Lajos' parents?

2. Describe the family's departure for the ghetto.

3. What news did Mother get of Lilli, Lajos, and Manci after her trip?

4. Describe the ultimatum the Germans issued to the Jewish community.

5. Where were the Jews concentrated by the Germans?

6. Describe the group of children with whom Piri spent her time.

7. Describe Mother's preparation for the mission regarding Manci.

8. Describe the circumstances of Lujza's death.

9. How did the political scene change in Hungary?

10. Describe the trip mother took on Manci's behalf.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does 'Upon the Head of a Goat' have a moral, and if so, what is it? How is it conveyed? How is it arrived at, in a narrative that provides contrary views and values?

Essay Topic 2

In Piri's account, what is the cause of the Holocaust that killed 11 million people? Was it simply Anti-Semitism, or does she attribute her family's experiences to other cultural phenomena? How important is it for her to find causes, anyway? If finding causes is not important to her, what is more important? Bearing witness? Testifying? Externalizing the experience?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of the scapegoat as Mr. Shuster describes it gives the goat a ritual importance--what other rituals take place in the book, and how are sins--or blessings--transferred into or out of the community?

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