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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. In Chapter 11, when does a high-level German delegation visit Auschwitz-Birkenau?

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

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

4. What is Dita's prisoner number?

5. At the end of Chapter 14, who does Dita see eating her mother's food?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Yakub Edelstein taken when he was removed from Terezin and why?

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

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

4. What is Block 31?

5. What does Dita overhear in Chapter 7?

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, why is no one milling in the doorway of Barrack 16?

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

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

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

Professor Morgenstern says, “Our hatred is a victory for them” (278) When does Morgenstern make this comment? Who is he referring to when he says “them”? What does he mean that hating the Germans is a victory for the Germans?

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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