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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. What does Daniel say to Rosa at the park?

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

3. While Daniel's group is marched to the Canada complex, who is just arriving in Auschwitz?

4. What do the American soldiers give Daniel and other Jewish prisoners?

5. During Daniel's third time on a train, and what does he say he feels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of Peter being attacked by the Polish boys even though the war is over?

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

3. What is the significance of Daniel telling Adam, "Anything is better than sitting here like a helpless rabbit."?

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

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

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

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

8. Why do the Nazis blow up the crematoria?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Daniel's character grow throughout the novel? How does his growing boldness and involvement with the resistance mirror his internal growth?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

In what ways does Father's quiet wisdom and intelligence help his family survive during their time in Lodz? Be sure to include factual examples from the text.

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