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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 was Taube known for at Auschwitz?

2. What was Sara impressed by in Orli Reichert?

3. What reason did some girls give why Taube chose Cyla?

4. Who does Sara say assembled the women at the start of Chapter 13?

5. How many women were in Sara's block at Stutthof?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened to the bodies of those who committed suicide according to Sarah?

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

6. Why did Orli Reichert impress Sara?

7. What happened when Sara was in the infirmary in Chapter 8?

8. Who seemed angelic to Sara in Chapter 7?

9. How did Cyla change after her time with Taube?

10. What did Sara say about the term Auschwitz in Chapter 18?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lisette's husband, Karol, and others developed a plot to blow up the crematorium. Although the SS killed them, they were successful. Students should discuss how blowing up the crematorium affected the plans of the SS at Auschwitz and compare these with other methods of sabotage, uprisings and other events that happened at Auschwitz, such as the uprising at the Gypsy camp. Students should conclude what what most effective and explain their reasoning, offering support from the text.

Essay Topic 2

The editor examines the disturbing memories felt by those who survived the Holocaust, such as Elie Weisel. Many Holocaust witnesses had difficulty telling the story as it happened without distortion. Students should discuss the psychological trauma of such an event and examine survivor's guilt. Students should also discuss why Sara, unlike others, may have decided to draw on her memories to make the story of Auschwitz more believable. Students should use the text and secondary sources to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 3

In January 1945, those imprisoned at Auschwitz were forced on a death march to Ravensbruck, a concentration camp located in Eastern Germany. Those who could not keep up or were ill were shot. Examine the significance and purpose of the death march, using the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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