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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 does Sara say ignored the women at the camp?

2. What does the Editor say of Fela's values in the Editor's Afterword?

3. What news did Hans bring to Auschwitz?

4. What newspaper did Orli give Sara and her friends?

5. What did Sara say the prisoners started singing at midnight on New Years Eve 1944?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did the editor say the Holocaust witnesses had trouble with?

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

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

6. Where did Sara return after the Germans surrendered?

7. What did the leaflets dropped in Chapter 38 say?

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

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

10. What did an SS man tell Sara and others and what did Sara do in Chapter 36?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the SS decided to evacuate them on April 30th, Sara took her chances and stayed behind with others, hiding in the haystacks. They rejoiced to see the Germans flee, much like they did as prisoners in the camp. Students should discuss why they may have chosen to stay behind and determine the reason for staying behind instead of fleeing. Students should use the text to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the focus on the differences between Jewish prisoners who were from different countries and examine why they had the differing views and why they disliked each other. Use the text and outside sources to support your conclusions.

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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