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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 does Hannah dress after her cold shower?

2. Who forgets to take their clothes off when jumping into the garbage for safety?

3. Who finished out the war fighting with the partisans in the forest against the Germans?

4. When the Commandant arrives, what do the women and girls do?

5. Who emigrated to Israel after surviving the concentration camps?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is described as the 'sorrowful' boy?

2. Who is Rivka and what has been her experience at the camp?

3. What happens to Tzipporah in Chapter 13?

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

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

6. What does the author discuss in the section "What is True About This Book"?

7. How does Hannah die?

8. Discuss the person in charge of the women and children.

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

10. Discuss the opening of Chapter 19.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Hannah and Chaya. In what ways are they the same character, yet different characters in the story?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of remembering is strongly shown throughout the story. Discuss how this is shown with examples from the test. What is the impact of this? Why is remembering important for Jews as well as non-Jews?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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