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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Schindler's beautiful Polish secretary?
(a) Victoria Klonowska.
(b) Lena Hirsch.
(c) Veronika Shastain.
(d) Anika Biberstein.

2. Oskar Schindler dreamed of growing up to become. . .
(a) A racecar driver.
(b) A stunt pilot.
(c) A motorcycle racer.
(d) A Formula One mechanic.

3. Rolf Czurda tells Oskar the reason the Jews have no future. What is that reason?
(a) It's ethnic cleansing.
(b) It's a written mandate.
(c) It's them or us.
(d) It's policy.

4. When new identity cards are issued, what do workers at Schindler's Emalia factory get stamped on theirs?
(a) A blue "Emalia" stamp.
(b) A red "X".
(c) A large blue "J" sticker.
(d) A red Star of David.

5. In the Prologue, a prisoner is also on his way to the Commandant's villa. Who is that prisoner?
(a) Ivan the Ukranian.
(b) Polek Pfefferberg.
(c) Helen Hirsch.
(d) The chauffeur.

6. In Chapter 4, Schindler tries to warn Itzhak Stern about. . .
(a) The imminent seizure of their property.
(b) An SS spy operating in their neighborhood.
(c) The drowning of the local rabbi next week.
(d) An SS invasion of Kazimierz the next day.

7. In which country does the novel take place?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

8. According to the Prologue, Herr Schindler approached his dinner at Commandant Goethe's with. . .
(a) Anticipation.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Loathing.
(d) Trepidation.

9. What disease did Schindler find the Jewish women fending off in the ghetto by scrubbing and boiling clothes?
(a) Diptheria.
(b) Typhus.
(c) Influenza.
(d) Cholera.

10. Who comes to Cracow making "wary" inquiries about Schindler?
(a) A Jew named Hodermann.
(b) An SS officer named Goebel.
(c) A German named Bachner.
(d) A dentist named Sedlacek.

11. What types of records does Keneally say were kept of Schindler's black-market deals?
(a) Bankier kept a ledger book, which was destroyed during the war.
(b) No records were kept.
(c) A few pages of coded notes were found in Schindler's personal belongings.
(d) Only cryptic references in Schindler's personal diary.

12. How long did Schindler court Emilie before marrying her?
(a) Six months.
(b) Eighteen months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six weeks.

13. Where did the Poles believe would be a good place to send the Jews?
(a) Romania.
(b) France.
(c) Africa.
(d) Madagascar.

14. In the Prologue, how does Schindler kiss the prostitutes invited to dinner?
(a) On the hand.
(b) On the cheek.
(c) On the lips.
(d) On the wrist.

15. How does Dr. H help the bedridden patients avoid the SS Aktion?
(a) By hiding them.
(b) By covering them with sheets and saying they're dead.
(c) By giving them cyanide.
(d) By drawing the soldiers away from the abandoned hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which war does the action in this novel take place?

2. In Chapter 11, Szymon Jereth is the "unofficial manager" of what?

3. After Diana Reiter points out flaws in some building foundations, what are Amon Goeth's orders?

4. Who is dragging segments of huts uphill on Jerozolimska Street?

5. Where did Danka Dresner attempt to hide?

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