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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. At the end of Chapter 11, how long does it take for the camp to learn that Mr. Tomasek is an informer?
(a) Within 48 hours.
(b) 18 hours.
(c) 36 hours.
(d) About 24 hours.

2. What is Dita's father's job at Auschwitz?
(a) Digging basements.
(b) Work in a chemical factory.
(c) Producing shoulder straps for guns.
(d) Unload potatoes.

3. What was the name of the boy who gave Dita her first kiss?
(a) Petr.
(b) Franek.
(c) Arno.
(d) Erik.

4. What does Rudi promise to get Alice in Chapter 7?
(a) Books.
(b) Crayons.
(c) Pencils.
(d) Paper.

5. In Chapter 3, what type of soup does Dita eat?
(a) Turnip.
(b) Potato.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Beet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, how many Jews came to Auschwitz from the Terezin ghetto?

2. When did Kurt Gerron die?

3. How many people are killed in the gas chambers at a time?

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

5. How many suitcases where Dita's family allowed to take when they were relocated to Terezin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hirsch tell a defender who lost a soccer match because he allowed a Nazi to get past him?

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 12, why has Rudi been giving Alice food?

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

8. What are Viktor Pestek's intentions toward Renee?

9. What does Dita overhear in Chapter 7?

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

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