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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 old was Riva's cousin when they lived in Poland?

2. What did the people joining the new organization wear?

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

4. What made Nancy sad?

5. What did Riva's siblings trade for bread on the black market?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Riva speaking with in Chapter 1?

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

4. Why were two sisters beaten, according to Chapter 34?

5. What did Riva say was ironic, in Chapter 46?

6. What did one of the "doctors" tell the guard?

7. Why did Nacha refuse to hide when the Germans came to the door?

8. Why did Riva refuse to take her letters and poetry with her?

9. What did Riva say of the Holocaust happening again, in Chapter 48?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of community in Lodz, Poland and what community meant for Riva and her family.

Essay Topic 2

Define and analyze Sender's use of tone in The Cage and why Sender established the tone early in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the significance of the statement that the bombs were "music."

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