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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ernie tells Golda that Jesus was _____________.
(a) A symbol of war and division.
(b) The first fascist.
(c) An innocent victim of men's greed.
(d) An old-fashioned Jewish Just Man.

2. What did the Nazi officer do with Golda's musical instrument?
(a) Stamped on it.
(b) Returned it to her.
(c) Burned it.
(d) Taken it with him.

3. Who takes Ernie's attention from Golda as they travel in the freight car?
(a) The officers.
(b) The women.
(c) The dying.
(d) The children.

4. What unusual request does Ernie make of the gendarmes in Drancy?
(a) Identification of the concentration camp's inhabitants.
(b) Admission to the concentration camp.
(c) Exemption from the concentration camp.
(d) A visitor's pass to the concentration camp.

5. What musical instrument does Golda play?
(a) The harmonica.
(b) The violin.
(c) The harp.
(d) The piano.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the prisoners instructed to take with them to the baths?

2. What do Golda and Ernie decide there is no time left to do?

3. What does Ernie believe is the most painful foretaste of death?

4. What does Ernie believe is written on his face?

5. What does Ernie do to get the attention of the military in Drancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the colored identity cards give the Jews a false sense of security?

2. Why does Ernie decide he does not want to join the movements that are fighting back against the Nazis?

3. What part does the music of the band play in the successful extermination of the Jews?

4. What does Ernie say to comfort the children in the boxcar?

5. Where did the Nazis tell the Jews they were going in the boxcars?

6. What happens to Ernie in the infirmary where he is put to recover from his torture session?

7. Why does Mordecai say it would be useless to leave Germany?

8. Why do the SS men torture Ernie for his request to enter the camp at Drancy?

9. What do the old men of The Association of Zemyock say it is useless to do with any Levy?

10. How does Ernie describe Jesus?

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