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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. When Hannah asks Rivka about a Choosing, what does Rivka do?

2. Who gives Hannah a bowl to of water to wash her clothes with?

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

4. Who is bribed to leave the barracks door unlocked?

5. Who decides not to risk going with the other women who try to escape?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Tzipporah in Chapter 13?

2. What happens when Hannah daydreams about food?

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

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

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

6. Discuss the opening of Chapter 19.

7. What happens when Hannah awakens in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss setting. What is the role/importance of setting in the novel and how it is displayed?

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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