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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. What do the American soldiers give Daniel and other Jewish prisoners?
(a) Money.
(b) Gum, chocolate, and cigarettes.
(c) Hope.
(d) Food.

2. At his new camp, where is Daniel put to work?
(a) In the machine shop.
(b) As a photography assistant.
(c) In the hospital
(d) In the carpentry shop.

3. What happens to Adam after the uprising?
(a) He escapes.
(b) He is imprisoned.
(c) He continues to work in fear.
(d) He is killed.

4. At the end of Chapter 16, what does Daniel vow to do?
(a) Fight.
(b) Remember.
(c) Go to Palestine.
(d) Find Mother and Erika.

5. What does Daniel feel he has to do to make sure he is free?
(a) Kill an SS Nazi.
(b) Take a shower.
(c) Eat real food.
(d) Walk through the gates of the camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Daniel, what had the Nazis created for themselves at his new camp?

2. What do the resistance at Auschwitz want Daniel to do for them?

3. What does Father tell Daniel he will do for Peter at the end of the book?

4. While Daniel is in quarantine a second time, where does he sleep?

5. What happens to the rebels at Auschwitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Daniel's father weep when he learns that Erika is alive?

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

3. Why is Father such an important character in chapter 12 ?

4. What does the train ride symbolize in chapter thirteen?

5. What is the significance of Daniel telling Adam, "Anything is better than sitting here like a helpless rabbit."?

6. Why was Buchenwald a good place for the Germans?

7. When Daniel attempts to get revenge, why doesn't he feel good?

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

9. What purpose does the model SS father serve for the storyline?

10. How does Passover provide hope for the Jewish people?

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