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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 awakens Hannah one night and gives her a pair of shoes before taking her to the door?

2. What does Gitl call the day of each Choosing?

3. Who started an organization that helped camp survivors to cope and to locate whoever remained alive in their families after the Holocaust?

4. Who does Hannah dress after her cold shower?

5. What year was the concentration camp Gitl was in liberated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hannah see when she turns around in Chapter 19?

2. What happens when Hannah daydreams about food?

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

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

5. Discuss and describe the Commandant.

6. What does Hannah suddenly remember about the Jews?

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

8. Discuss the opening of Chapter 19.

9. What does Hannah do with the bread she is given at meals?

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

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

Discuss the role of heritage in the novel, and the role it plays in the overall story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the value of strength in the novel, and the outcome when a prisoner at a concentration camp holds strength.

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