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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 the Commandant's name?

2. What does the sign read in German that stands over the gate where the Jewish villagers are taken?

3. Who is Hannah asked to live for?

4. What does one of the numbers on Eva's arm stand for?

5. What are the Jewish women told to dress in after their cold shower?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Hannah and Eva discuss in Chapter 19?

2. What happens when the Commandant comes in Chapter 15?

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

4. What happens to Reuven in Chapter 16?

5. What happens to Hannah after Rivka gives the women hints as to how to stay alive in the camp?

6. Discuss the journey of the train that the villagers go on to the camp.

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

8. What does Rivka inform the women about their identification numbers?

9. What happens when Hannah daydreams about food?

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

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

Heroism is shown when Chaya takes Rivka's place when Rivka is chosen to die while at the concentration camp. Discuss the idea of heroism and the way it is used in the novel

Essay Topic 3

The celebration of Passover and Seder are shown in the novel. How are the Jewish holidays shown in the novel? What impact does this have on the novel? Why are they discussed?

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