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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. Who rescued Sara during her trip out of Auschwitz?

2. What does Sara say that she and the other women hoped for?

3. What country did Sara return to in 1945?

4. What does Sara wonder about a person's death?

5. What does the Editor say some prisoners did with their value system?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What gave Sara and other infirmary workers a sense of hope as 1944 came to an end?

3. What did Irena try to encourage the women to do according to Sara in Chapter 30?

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

5. Why did the sirens sound in Auschwitz the fall of 1944?

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

7. What did Sara do on April 30 1945 when the SS decided to evacuate them?

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

9. What did Dr. Koenig and the SS men want when they arrived at the infirmary?

10. Where did the Auschwitz prisoners go to after the march?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Sara concluded that Cyla, who was appointed as leader of the death block by Rapportfuhrer SS Taube, was brainwashed and after a short time was capable of murder, participating in selections, and following orders regarding the gas chambers. Students should examine the role of Cyla and conclude why she gave in to such behavior, using the text to support their conclusions.

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