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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 were the Jews forced to wear in 1940?

2. What question did Nancy ask her mother?

3. Why did the Germans take Riva's mother away?

4. What was the name of the grandson of Riva's family's landlady?

5. What amenities were eliminated shortly after the creation of the ghetto?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Riva recall in Chapter 2?

2. What happened as the Jewish Passover began, in Chapter 15?

3. What did Riva do on some Sundays, in Chapter 36?

4. What was Riva's new home like?

5. Where was Riva's family living, according to Chapter 5?

6. What gift did Riva receive, in Chapter 35?

7. What did Riva say would have been easy, according to Chapter 30?

8. In Chapter 10, what worker arrived, and what did she tell Riva?

9. What did Riva receive special permission for?

10. What did Riva's brothers do for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Riva's relationship with her three younger brothers.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the meaning of the statement that "If we forget the past, it could happen again."

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