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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. Where did Mother go to look for Manci?

2. How does Piri describe the ghetto?

3. Whom did Mother and Piri hear were likely in the procession somewhere?

4. What did Mother return from doing, at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. Where did Mother take a telephone call?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the circumstances of Lujza's death.

2. How did the incident with Lilli change Piri's mother?

3. What were the family's options for escaping after Lujza's death?

4. Describe the family's purchase of a goat.

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

6. How did Iboya's work affect the family?

7. How did Piri's schooling change as a result of the Germans' policies?

8. How did the political scene change in Hungary?

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

10. Why did Piri and Iboya end up running the household themselves?

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

Would you recommend 'Upon the Head of a Goat'? For what purposes would you recommend 'Upon the Head of a Goat', and what kinds of readers would you not recommend it? What book would you recommend that would cover the same material or provide the same emotional experience in a different way?

Essay Topic 3

Write a character sketch of the author based on his style and content. What values does he hold dear? What are his hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think he is? Anchor your sketch with passages from the book.

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