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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. What does Schorner tell Brandt when he finally arrives in Chapter 39?

2. What does Ariel find out about the sentry that calls him over prior to the attack?

3. What is causing the sewers in the camp to back up in Chapter 38?

4. What does Anna tell Mark and Jonas the Nazis have done that day in Chapter 36?

5. What is McConnell wondering about Anna while he is alone at the cottage in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna tell McConnell and Stern when she returns to her cottage in Chapter 36?

2. Who is Sabine, and why does she become a problem for Mark, Stern, and Anna?

3. Why does Sturm decide to harass Rachel in Chapter 26?

4. In Chapter 30 what reason does Anna give Mark for spying on the Nazis?

5. What scene does Schorner arrive just in time to see in Chapter 26?

6. Describe the conversation between Anna and Ariel in Chapter 38.

7. In what way does Stern's plan change in Chapter 33, and why?

8. In Chapter 22 what happens to Stern when he visits the women's block at Totenhausen Camp?

9. What do Mark, Stern and Anna decide to do once they meet up in Chapter 47?

10. Describe Brandt's test in Chapter 39.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Stern finding that his father is still alive at Totenhausen camp affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

What traits do the surviving prisoners in this story display as a whole, and how do you think these traits benefit their ability to survive?

Essay Topic 3

There are two moments when Avram Stern is advised by his son to flee Germany, and in both instances, he refuses. Why do you believe he has done this, and how do these choices affect the other characters?

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