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

2. What does Karl tell Daniel about the workers at their new camp?

3. What does Daniel and his father do to look healthy at the entrance to Auschwitz?

4. Who is injured at the end of chapter 15?

5. What do Father and Daniel learn about rations during their time at Auschwitz?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What convinces Daniel that his mother is dead?

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

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

6. What is the significance of Rosa's words to Daniel about how to carry on?

7. How do the Germans successfully dehumanize the Jews?

8. What is the significance of Peter's last words, "Find my family. Tell them. You go to Palestine for me. Remember..." ?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the importance of the Daniel's family members' deaths? Why is this event an important detail about the Germans' attitude toward Jews? Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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

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