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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 did Riva say to Nancy to reassure her?

2. What school did Riva and her siblings attend?

3. What did the men Riva overheard talk about?

4. In what year does Chapter 6 begin?

5. What did Riva's mother do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What orders did Riva and others in the building receive, in Chapter 17?

2. Why were the Nazi guards agitated on May 5?

3. What were people urged to do in Chapter 6?

4. What did Riva recall in Chapter 2?

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

6. What camp was Riva moved to and what happened upon her arrival?

7. What did Biebow warn about the Russians?

8. What point did Riva make about a one-handed person?

9. What did Motele tell Riva after they were crammed into the cattle cars?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine how Riva was treated in comparison to others and conclude why she was given second chances on many occasions. Discuss how this impacted her emotionally.

Essay Topic 3

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

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