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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. At the end of Chapter 15, where is Daniel and his father going?

2. While in quarantine a second time, whom does Daniel tell his stories?

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

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

5. What is a kapo?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the photographs illustrate the declining conditions for the Jews?

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

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

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

5. What convinces Daniel that his mother is dead?

6. How do the Germans successfully dehumanize the Jews?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Daniel's depression after Uncle Peter's death mirror how the Jewish people all over Germany felt? What is similar? How does Daniel's few of his studies also mirror the hopelessness and bleak feelings of others during this time?Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Erika tells Daniel, "why have we fought so hard to survive all these years?" How does this become the central question of Daniel's Story? Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Daniel's attempt to get revenge against the SS officer who shot the boy sweeping the street not successful? Why does Daniel feel bad about this actions?

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