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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 is Shmuel said not to be?

2. Who is Hannah introduced to?

3. Who screams at the television when it shows images of Nazi concentration camp victims and survivors?

4. Who lives with Will and Belle?

5. What is taken from the villagers by the Nazi soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Hannah says someone needs to do something to stop the Nazis?

2. What happens to Hannah when the villagers climb into the Nazis trucks?

3. Discuss the role of Elijah at the ceremony of Seder.

4. What does Hannah think about the badchan?

5. What is Aaron's role in the ceremony of Seder?

6. What happens when Hannah is unable to sleep?

7. Who is lost in the Holocaust from Hannah's family?

8. What are Hannah's thoughts about her Aunt Eva?

9. What do some of the villagers say they have heard about the resettlement of the Jews?

10. Who is Yitzchak and what is his role in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are character descriptions used in order to provide information on characters in the story? What are the benefits of character descriptions used in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

The genre of the novel is ___. Why does the book fall into this genre? Give at least three examples in order to justify your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and describe the organization of the novel, and the pros and cons of this organization.

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