View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sara find on the road she was traveling on?

2. What does the Editor say Sara displays a particular interest in as a method of expression?

3. What did the SS soldiers know by the time of the 1945 New Year?

4. What does Sara say their was few of in Auschwitz?

5. How many rabbis does Sara say were brought into the camp in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sara introduce herself?

2. Who appeared before Sara when the women were singing one day?

3. What tradition did Sara write in according to the editor?

4. What threat did Sara say the Russians used against the Germans in Chapter 31?

5. What were concentration camp prisoners denied based on the afterword?

6. Who was hung at the gates at the end of October 1944 and why?

7. What did the copy of Goebbel's newspaper say?

8. Who was Hans and what did the resistance arrange for him?

9. Who was Mrs. Helena and when did she and Sara meet?

10. Where did Sara return after the Germans surrendered?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some of those incarcerated in Auschwitz and other concentration camps under the Nazi regime participated in the resistance movement. Discuss the purpose, goals, and objectives of the resistance movement and examine what happened to the movement and those involved. Analyze whether you think they were successful in their efforts and use the text and secondary sources to support your conclusions about the resistance.

Essay Topic 2

Mengele singled out a family of midgets, including the children and spouses who had been circus actors in Budapest. Students should examine why Mengele singled them out and also discuss the standards of those who fit into being created "in God's image." Students should use the text and secondary sources to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 3

In late 1944, the gassing of prisoners at Auschwitz had stopped, which according to "Auschwitz: True Tales from a Grotesque Land", was a result of the Russians threatening the Germans with the same fate. Discuss whether or not this was true and analyze what this says about the influence of the Russians and the character of the Germans. Use the text to support your analysis.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 747 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample