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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where are the new prisoners from who arrive at Auschwitz?
(a) Poland.
(b) Austria.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Russia.

2. What letters and number were added to the tattoos of the Jews from the Terezin ghetto?
(a) RJ6.
(b) SB6.
(c) WR6.
(d) CB6.

3. In Chapter 7, who thinks that Hirsch is "as trustworthy as any person can be in Auschwitz" (75)?
(a) Tomasek.
(b) Rosenberg.
(c) Morgenstern.
(d) Schmulewski.

4. What time do the children in Block 31 rise each morning?
(a) 6:30 a.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 5:30 a.m.
(d) 7 a.m.

5. How long has Rudi Rosenberg been inside Birkenau in Chapter 5?
(a) Almost 2 years.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 20 months.
(d) About 1 1/2 years.

6. In Chapter 10, what does Dita's father teach her on Wednesdays?
(a) Math.
(b) Latin.
(c) Gergraphy.
(d) German.

7. In Chapter 2, what falls out of Professor Morgenstern's pocket during an inspection?
(a) Small book.
(b) Origami birds.
(c) Handkerchief.
(d) Pencil.

8. Who does Dita discover that Hirsch is seeing in Chapter 12?
(a) Ludwig.
(b) Reinhart.
(c) Rudi.
(d) Hans.

9. How many people are killed in the gas chambers at a time?
(a) At least 200 to 300.
(b) 340.
(c) 250.
(d) About 300 to 400.

10. What are the Russian prisoners wearing at Auschwitz?
(a) Blue work clothes.
(b) Striped prison garb.
(c) Orange prison garb.
(d) Yellow work clothes.

11. What is Mengele whistling at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Puccini's Tosca.
(b) La rondine.
(c) Madame Butterfly.
(d) Puccini's Turandot.

12. In Chapter 7, who is with Hirsch when he speaks to Rudi Rosenberg?
(a) Alice Munk.
(b) Petra Edelstein.
(c) Molly Wander.
(d) Anna Dietrich.

13. What does Hans Adler die of in Chapter 14?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) A beating.
(d) Measles.

14. After the Nazis came to Prague, where was the only place that Jewish children could play?
(a) Jewish cemetery.
(b) Their homes.
(c) Streets of the ghetto.
(d) Abandoned buildings.

15. In Chapter 15, what is the name of the author of a book that Dita reads?
(a) Miloš Forman.
(b) Karel Čapek.
(c) Jaroslav Hasek.
(d) Milan Kundera.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Hirsch deported to the Terezin ghetto?

2. For what performance was Dita to act as a prompter?

3. What did Dita's father wear at the beginning of Chapter 4?

4. What languages does Rudi Rosenberg speak?

5. Where was Dita assigned to work in Terezin in Chapter 8?

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