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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 when she is also crying out for water?

2. What does the man not look up to see?

3. What is happening in his memory of the concentration camp?

4. Some time later, what does the protagonist recall for what the same man is pleading?

5. Who is Shimon on his way to meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What memory does he then recall?

2. What does the protagonist tell the stranger? How does the stranger respond?

3. Describe the story and the main character.

4. What happens when Kathleen tries to talk to the protagonist?

5. Describe the protagonist's first evening with Kathleen.

6. What does this time with Kathleen trigger?

7. To whom does he run in this memory? What does this person do?

8. To what does the protagonist wake up?

9. How does this section begin?

10. What does the protagonist criticize in the first section of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author's description of the passersby on the street is bleak.

Part 1) Describe these people. Do they look like this in reality? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this foreshadow the feeling of the rest of the novel?

Part 3) Describe a time when your emotions affected your take on your surroundings.

Essay Topic 2

The main character thinks more about death than life.

Part 1) How does this affect his relationship with others?

Part 2) What would his grandmother think about this? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) Based on this story, how does the author believe one can change and enjoy life?

Essay Topic 3

The main character is a Holocaust survivor.

Part 1) Describe this character. How is his personality shaped by his experience in a concentration camp?

Part 2) How is he similar to other Holocaust survivors?

Part 3) Compare the main character to the author, who is also a Holocaust survivor.

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