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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. While Daniel's group is marched to the Canada complex, who is just arriving in Auschwitz?
(a) Polish Jews.
(b) Hungarian Jews.
(c) French Jews.
(d) German Jews.

2. Once Daniel and his father are assigned to barracks, what does he sleep on?
(a) A straw pallet.
(b) Blankets on the floor.
(c) His clothes.
(d) A bed.

3. What does Daniel tell Karl after witnessing the incident when he went to get chemicals?
(a) That he will do anything to help the resistence.
(b) That he hates Germans.
(c) That he is scared.
(d) That he will kill the SS soldiers.

4. What does the kapo tell Daniel and his father the night they sneak out into the woods?
(a) The Germans have decided to build a crematoria.
(b) The Germans have decided to build a gas chamber.
(c) The Germans have decided to abandon the camp.
(d) The Germans have decided to kill everyone.

5. According to Daniel's father, where does the smoke at Auschwitz come from?
(a) Wood for the German soliders.
(b) Burning bodies.
(c) Factories.
(d) Forest fires.

Short Answer Questions

1. In their new barracks at Auschwitz, Daniel and his father must sleep on what?

2. Whom does Daniel look for in Lodz?

3. What is the weather like when Daniel and his father are riding in an open boxcar?

4. What does Father barter at their new camp?

5. What does Father tell Daniel when Daniel refuses to help the wounded Nazi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Daniel's access to a radio symbolize his hope returning?

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

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

4. In what ways are the Germans confused about their future plans?

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

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

7. What convinces Daniel that his mother is dead?

8. How do the Germans successfully dehumanize the Jews?

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

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

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