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

2. Where did Hirsch's family flee, and he decided to stay behind?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) Peru.
(c) Colombia.
(d) Chile.

3. How many suitcases where Dita's family allowed to take when they were relocated to Terezin?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. Who are the waitresses in the officers' dining rooms at Auschwitz?
(a) Protestants.
(b) Seventh Day Adventists.
(c) Jews.
(d) Jehovah's Witnesses.

5. How old is Gabriel, the boy that Dita sees leading a commando group of boys in Chapter 14?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Rudi Rosenberg been inside Birkenau in Chapter 5?

2. How old is Dita when she was put in charge of the library at Auschwitz?

3. In Chapter 6, what work does Renee do?

4. At the end of Chapter 11, how long does it take for the camp to learn that Mr. Tomasek is an informer?

5. In Chapter 15, what is the name of the author of a book that Dita reads?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Fredy find solace in after his father's death?

2. How have chlidren's attitudes changed about books now that they are in Auschwitz?

3. How do Dita and her mother get to see her father before he dies?

4. How does Rudi get pencils for Alice?

5. What does Mengele say and do when he confronts Dita in Chapter 3?

6. How do Alice Munk and other assistants create writing utensils?

7. At the end of Chapter 10, who does Professor Morgenstern tell Dita can be trusted in Auschwitz?

8. When does Dita remember leaving her childhood behind and why?

9. In Chapter 2, why does Dita worry about the inspection of Block 31?

10. In Chapter 10, why is Renee worried?

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