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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. Who is alone in "Chapter 19"?

2. Whom does Hannah feel the officer looking at the prisoners reminds her of?

3. When Hannah looks behind her in Chapter 19, what does she see?

4. What does Hannah ask Rivka about involving a Choosing?

5. Who tells Hannah that the adults have a plan to escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Reuven in Chapter 16?

2. Where are the women and children taken first at the camp and why?

3. What does Gitl inform Hannah of?

4. Discuss identification numbers and Hannah's experience with this.

5. What does Rivka say should happen when the Commandant comes for a Choosing?

6. Discuss the opening of Chapter 19.

7. Discuss Hannah's reaction to the first Choosing.

8. What happens after the women and children are given a cold shower?

9. Describe where the women and children stay at the camp.

10. Discuss and describe the Commandant.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe the relationship between the Jews and the Commandant. Why is this relationship important to understand? How does this relationship impact the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Decide who you believe to be the protagonist and the antagonist in the story. Explain why you chose these characters. What classifies these characters as being a protagonist and an antagonist? What are the results of having a protagonist and antagonist in the story?

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