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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Viktor Pestek from?

2. In Chapter 14, why does Mrs. Turnovska yell for women to get away from Liesel Adler?

3. Who does Dita discover that Hirsch is seeing in Chapter 12?

4. How many people had access to the Bialystok children when they were brought to Terezin?

5. In Chapter 10, what does Dita's father teach her on Wednesdays?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Dita become involved with the library in Terezin?

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

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

5. In Chapter 10, why is Renee worried?

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

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

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

9. How long has Rudi Rosenberg been in Birkenau and what is his job?

10. How does Rudi get pencils for Alice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rudi and Alice are attracted to one another. What makes it difficult for Rudi and Alice to have a relationship? What do they risk by seeing one another? What is communicated about sacrifices and love through their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Dita sees her mother as a quiet woman who just accepts life no matter how difficult it becomes. What type of person does Liesl seem to be? When does Liesl speak up and make her opinion known? How does what Dita’s mother say reveal her to be a different person than Dita had realized? What is revealed about the person she has become? How do Liesl's circumstances change her?

Essay Topic 3

Passover is celebrated in Block 31. What is Passover? Why is it important to celebrate Passover? What is communicated about the importance of Passover and what it means to be able to celebrate the Passover in Auschwitz?

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