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

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

3. What did Lisette tell her husband to do after receiving his letter?

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

5. Why were the women assembled at the start of Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Esther seek Sara out and what happened to Esther in Chapter 17?

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

3. What did Sarah say Mengele had the gypsy boy do in Chapter 21?

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

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

6. Who did Sara say Orli Reichert saved in Chapter 10?

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

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

9. What did Sara think was naive after living in isolation for two months?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Irena, an actress from Poland, encouraged the women to try to get some joy out of life and organized dances for the women in Auschwitz. Discuss the ways women spent their time if they were not working under forced labor and compare this to the way in which men spent their time. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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