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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. How many children did Riva's mother have?

2. What did the marchers described in Chapter 5 demand of the leaders of the ghetto?

3. Where did Riva's family hide the youngest brother when the Germans came to their apartment?

4. Who is Riva talking to at the start of Chapter 1?

5. What did the men Riva overheard talk about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Motele return home with and why was Riva worried?

2. What happened to Riva's hand?

3. What did Riva ask Saba about the yellow star?

4. What happened to Riva upon her arrival in Auschwitz according to Chapter 25?

5. What did Liabele tell Riva about the poems they learned as children, according to Chapter 14?

6. What did Yulek reveal to Riva, in Chapter 20?

7. What did Motele say about the remaining families in Chapter 22?

8. What did David Berkenwald do for Riva, in Chapter 18?

9. How was Shmulek deceived, according to Chapter 12?

10. What did the neighbors plan to do, according to Chapter 23?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Russian advance and analyze the actions of the Nazis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Yulek and Riva's experiences and background, and discuss how their relationship impacted Riva.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role that writing had in Riva's life.

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