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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. How many children arrived at Terezin on August 24, 1943?

2. What day did Dita lose her childhood?

3. What symbol identifies political prisoners at Auschwitz?

4. How old does Morgenstern say that a cousin lived who walked three hours daily?

5. What languages does Rudi Rosenberg speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Block 31?

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 10, why is Renee worried?

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

8. What was Mengele's background?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Hirsch say when Dita tells him that Mengele is watching her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hirsch is in charge of Block 31. How has Hirsch become a leader from the time his father died to the time he is in charge of Block 31? What do Hirsch’s actions reveal about being a leader and the responsibilities of a leader?

Essay Topic 2

Some teachers want to teach the children about the realities of life in Auschwitz. Others want to keep the children sheltered from the realities of Auschwitz. Why is there a difference of opinion regarding sheltering the children in Block 31 and exposing them to the realities of Auschwitz? What does the discussion reveal about innocence and preserving innocence?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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