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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. How was the camp often awakened in April 1945 according to Sara?

2. Whose planes were bombing Auschwitz more frequently in the end of 1944 according to Sara in Chapter 31?

3. How many girls from Krakow did Mrs. Helena say were killed by Mengele in Chapter 29?

4. What did Sara refuse to do according to Chapter 37?

5. What news did Hans bring to Auschwitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the women's digestive systems rebel against the food from the Red Cross?

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

3. Where did Sara return after the Germans surrendered?

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

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

6. What destination did Sara's transport reach in Chapter 37?

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

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

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

10. What did Sara and other survivors draw on according to the editor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the selection process used by Dr. Mengele for sending people to the gas chambers. Discuss why he used this selection process and discuss the problems with such a method. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

In January 1945, those imprisoned at Auschwitz were forced on a death march to Ravensbruck, a concentration camp located in Eastern Germany. Those who could not keep up or were ill were shot. Examine the significance and purpose of the death march, using the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

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