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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 reason did some girls give why Taube chose Cyla?

2. How old was Erika Schneider in 1944?

3. Who arrived at Auschwitz from Karola's life?

4. Who was Karola's hierarchical superior in Auschwitz?

5. Who does Sara say escaped during the trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mengele tell Sara to do with Natasha and why?

2. Who was Orli Reichert according to Sara in Chapter 9?

3. Who was Sonia and why was she saddened?

4. What scared Sara about roll call in Chapter 13?

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

6. How does Sara describe Erika Schneider in Chapter 12?

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

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

9. Who was Odette and why was her body hung near the gate of the camp in Chapter 16?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In October 1944, Sara met Mrs. Helena, another clerk in the infirmary after the hospital was moved to camp "C", formerly known as the gypsy camp. Students should analyze the story which Mrs. Helena told and conclude whether or not she had the right to tell the girls that they were about to be killed. Students should analyze whether this was a human right and whether telling them protects their human dignity and use the text to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 2

One day, one hundred rabbis were brought to Auschwitz and were dressed in ceremonial garbs. They spread out into a circle and danced, then started to sing a prayer, known as the Kol Nidrei. Students should discuss the significance of their actions and analyze why Sara decided to include the rabbis in her book.

Essay Topic 3

Mengele brought a gypsy boy into the infirmary, dressed elaborately and made him sing and dance. Mengele continued to parade him around the camp for the summer, but when fall came, the gypsy camp was killed and Mengele was said to have pushed the boy into the chamber himself. Students should describe who the gypsies were, why they were called gypsies, why they in concentration camps despite being Aryan, and discuss the gypsy family camp. Students should use the text and secondary sources to support their discussion of the gypsies.

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