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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many hours each day does Daniel work at his new camp?
(a) 14.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

2. What does Daniel say to Rosa at the park?
(a) He asks her about Erika.
(b) He asks her to marry him.
(c) He tells her about Auschwitz and Mother.
(d) He tells her about Peter.

3. In their new barracks at Auschwitz, Daniel and his father must sleep on what?
(a) On wooden planks.
(b) A bed with 10 others.
(c) On blankets.
(d) On the floor.

4. During Daniel's last night in Lodz, where do he and Rosa say goodbye?
(a) His flat.
(b) Her flat.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) At work.

5. Who's death did Adam witness when he arrives at Auschwitz?
(a) His little sister's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) His father's.
(d) His brother's.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his march back to the barracks from work, what does Daniel tell his father?

2. During their last meeting, what does Rosa tell Daniel about her family?

3. While playing in the band at Auschwitz, what does Erika do the first time she sees Daniel?

4. What does Daniel remember about the children from the medical facilities at his new camp?

5. After Daniel leaves Auschwitz, what kind of train car is he seated in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is it necessary for the kapo in charge of Daniel's group to be so cruel?

2. What is the role of Karl in the story?

3. When Daniel is captured attempting to hide from deportation to Auschwitz, why does he believe the pictures and Erika are right?

4. What is the importance of Peter being attacked by the Polish boys even though the war is over?

5. What is the difference between the Americans and the civilians of the Buchenwald in chapter fifteen?

6. Why does Adam talk about the horrors of Auschwitz in a matter of fact tone?

7. How does Adam's death prove that he lived only for revenge?

8. What is the significance of the author showing the reader how the Germans live?

9. What does Rosa's statement that she will leave a note in Daniel's old apartment as to where she is an indication of?

10. Why do the Nazis blow up the crematoria?

(see the answer keys)

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