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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. According to Rosa's mother, what is Auschwitz?

2. What does Father barter at their new camp?

3. What does Daniel say to Rosa at the park?

4. Where are Daniel and his father going after being in Auschwitz for three months?

5. What does Daniel tell Karl after witnessing the incident when he went to get chemicals?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the Germans successfully dehumanize the Jews?

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

5. What is the significance of Daniel's valuables he keeps in the cupboard?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Daniel need to see Erika a day after Adam's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in an expository essay how Daniel's camera is an extension of himself and in what ways does he use it to illustrate the changes taking place for the Jewish people.Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How does the condition of Daniel's photos represents how the family longs for what they have lost? Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of love reinforced in the story's plot line? Which characters are symbolic of love? How is love contrasted against hate in the novel? Use the text to support your answer.

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