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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. When Daniel is running an errand to get chemicals, what act horrifies him?

2. How do the SS live at Daniel's new camp?

3. What does Father tell Daniel he will do for Peter at the end of the book?

4. Why is Daniel determined to live?

5. With whom does Father develop a good bartering system with at their new camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How do Rosa and Daniel plan to honor Peter's words and his dying wish? How does this reinforce the theme of love and family?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how after Kristallnacht life became harder for Daniel's family. How does this change and shape the rest of the story? Use the text to support your answer.

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