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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. Who disliked Eastern European Jews according to Sara?
(a) German Jews.
(b) Everyone in the camp.
(c) French Jews.
(d) Russian prisoners.

2. What reason did some girls give why Taube chose Cyla?
(a) She was naturally cruel.
(b) She was young and could be molded.
(c) She was a convicted murderer.
(d) She was not smart.

3. How long had Sara been in the infirmary at the start of Chapter 8?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 34 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 3 days.

4. What did the doctor ask one midget and his normal sized wife?
(a) How they raised their children.
(b) How they met.
(c) How they cooked.
(d) How they had intercourse.

5. What did Lisette tell her husband to do after receiving his letter?
(a) To organize a group and plan an insurrection.
(b) To organize a group and escape.
(c) To organize a group and blow up the crematoriums.
(d) To organize a group and come get her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the nurse that treated Sara in Chapter 8?

2. Who does Sara say escaped during the trip?

3. What did Natasha pretend to be in Chapter 24?

4. Who did Sara meet that was part of the anti-Hitler organization?

5. Who did Mengele torture in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Karola and what happened to her son?

2. Where was Sara lying at the start of Chapter 1 of "Auschwitz: True Tales from a Grotesque Land"?

3. What did Sara find out about Natasha and what happened the following day?

4. What was the worst time of Auschwitz according to Sara in Chapter 19?

5. What did Sara say hurt her most of all in Chapter 1?

6. Why were the Germans delighted according to Sara during her trip to Auschwitz?

7. Who was Lisette and why did she stop smiling in the summer of 1944?

8. What did Sara say of the family of midgets brought to Auschwitz?

9. What did Sara say of the process of selection when new people arrived in Auschwitz?

10. When did Sara say that no modesty was permitted in Auschwitz?

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