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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 idea did Sara think was naive during her trip?

2. Where were the midget families Sara talks about in Chapter 23?

3. Who built the woman's camp at Auschwitz according to Sara?

4. What was Sara impressed by in Orli Reichert?

5. What did Sara ask Cyla?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who seemed angelic to Sara in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Erika dislike Orli Reichert according to Sara in Chapter 11?

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

9. What did Lisette's husband do in Chapter 15?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After World War II, Europe changed drastically, including Poland which was Sara's birthplace and where she returned following German surrender. Students should examine how the world changed after the war and how it affected families, culture, religion, finances or other areas of life. Students should use the text and secondary sources to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sara reflected on the symbolism behind the term "Auschwitz," which came to represent devastation in the minds of those who lived and died at the concentration camp. Those who lived there were drawn into a criminal, amoral logic. Students should discuss why it represented devastation for those who lived and died at the camp, as well as discuss examples of this amoral logic and conclude whether it was amoral logic or just survival of the fittest. Students should use the text and secondary sources to support their discussion.

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