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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. The night Daniel and his father sleep in the hospital, what evidence is around them?

2. When Daniel is ordered out of the freight car, who helps them out of the car?

3. During Daniel's first night in Auschwitz, what is the only he sounds he can hear once the lights are turned off?

4. At the end of Chapter 16, what does Daniel vow to do?

5. After Daniel arrives at Auschwitz, what does he hope people who find his hidden photo album will do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the author use the train ride to symbolize how the treatment of Jews have further declined?

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

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

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

10. Why do the Nazis blow up the crematoria?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does Daniel change throughout his life in Germany during Hitler's reign of terror? Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of wisdom portrayed in the novel? What character(s) symbolize wisdom?

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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