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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. What is Mengele whistling at the end of Chapter 6?

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

3. Who does Dita learn is reporting to the Priest in Chapter 11?

4. What did Morgenstern do before the war?

5. What is Dita reading in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Dita describe Professor Morgenstern?

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

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

6. What does Dita overhear in Chapter 7?

7. What was Mengele's background?

8. At the end of Chapter 12, what chance did Hirsch have to leave Prague?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel mostly takes place in concentration camps. What feelings or attitudes does the setting evoke for characters? Is the setting a neutral background, not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Dita is looking for someone she can trust. Why is Dita looking for someone to trust? What is she told about Mr. Tomasek and trustworthiness? What does she discover about Mr. Tomasek and trustworthiness? What does Dita learn about trust and trusting people?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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