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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. Who is Dita's friend in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

2. What symbol identifies political prisoners at Auschwitz?

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

4. In what block is the school that Alfred Hirsch establishes in at Auschwitz?

5. In Chapter 15, what does Viktor Pestek give Renee?

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

3. What does Dita overhear in Chapter 7?

4. What did Dita notice when she and her family first arrived in Terezin?

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

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

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

8. What is Block 31?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Alice is an assistant in Block 31, and her family was wealthy. What is life like for Alice in Auschwitz? What signs are there that she cares about feeling pretty? What does the trade she makes for a headband reveal about Alice and the things she longs for?

Essay Topic 2

Richard and Ota Keller came to Auschwitz from Prague. What did Richard do in Prague? How are his circumstances very different in the concentration camp? What do his actions reveal about his attitude in Auschwitz? How does Ota have a positive attitude in spite of his circumstances? What is revealed about optimism through the two men?

Essay Topic 3

Literature is categorized by genres. Why is the genre of the novel not biography or realistic fiction? What is the genre of the novel?

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