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

2. What color tattoo did the woman have who Dita convinced to be her bunkmate when she first arrived?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) Red.

3. What building does Mengele allow Hirsch to use as a daycare center in Chapter 7?
(a) Old barn.
(b) Warehouse.
(c) Barracks 11.
(d) Barracks 5.

4. How old does Morgenstern say that a cousin lived who walked three hours daily?
(a) 114.
(b) 98.
(c) 101.
(d) 103.

5. How many books can Dita hide in her pockets in Chapter 5?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what falls out of Professor Morgenstern's pocket during an inspection?

2. When was Hirsch deported to the Terezin ghetto?

3. In Chapter 14, what did Gabriel throw at Marta Kovac?

4. When did Mengele serve in units close to the Nazi Party?

5. What does Hirsch give Dita to help her repair books in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Dita's parents do at Auschwitz?

5. In Chapter 11, how is the food the children are served contrasted with the food served in the officers' dining room?

6. What does Dita learn about Mr. Tomasek in Chapter 11?

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

8. What does Dita overhear in Chapter 7?

9. Why does Fredy Hirsch choose Dita to be the librarian at Auschwitz?

10. How did life change for Dita and other Jews after the Germans took over Prague?

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