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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Schindler went from protecting the Jews like his own children, to. . .
2. Who was the engineer of Schindler's new housing for his workers?
3. How much was Schindler spending each month on black-market food for his workers?
4. Who was the prisoner with the photographic memory who would, in the end, provide damning evidence against Amon Goeth?
5. About what did the SS question Helen Hirsch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message do you think Keneally is trying to convey in this novel? The author chose not to write this as a biography of Schindler, and most novels have an underlying theme or message. What did you come away with after reading this book? What do you think Keneally wanted to convey? Are those the same, or do you think you got something a little different out of the book than Keneally intended? If so, why?
Essay Topic 2
Keneally begins his book with character descriptions and backgrounds, both Jew and German. Even the Prologue is more character-driven than plot-driven. The plot of the book doesn't really begin until after we know the players. Why do you think Keneally did that? What advantages does that offer for the book or the reader? What disadvantages?
Essay Topic 3
Chapter 16 describes a violent act of resistance by the ZOB and Halutz Youth. They blew up a restaurant, killing several SS men and injuring even more. Some would call that terrorism. Others would call it justified resistance. List at least three methods of resistance that Jewish people employed in response to the German persecution (the Jewish people do not have to have survived their act of resistance for it to count). Describe the acts of resistance, and how effective they were (or not) against the Nazis, both in the short term as well as the long term.
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