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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. When was the worst time in Auschwitz according to Sara in Chapter 19?

2. Where was Stutthof located?

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

4. Who did Mengele torture in Chapter 23?

5. Who disliked Eastern European Jews according to Sara?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Sonia and why was she saddened?

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

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

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

6. Who seemed angelic to Sara in Chapter 7?

7. Why did Orli Reichert impress Sara?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Auschwitz: True Tales from a Grotesque Land", Sara examines different types of communists by introducing people who held such beliefs, such as Erika Schneider. Define what it meant meant to be a communist and analyze whether Nazi's fit into this definition. Students should compare different characters in their analysis and use the text and secondary sources to support their conclusions.

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

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.

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