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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 24, when Rudi and Fred escape their hiding place, how close is the nearest guard tower?

2. At the end of Chapter 22, where do Pestek and Lederer head for first when they leave Auschwitz?

3. After Hirsch speaks to Rudi about an uprising in Chapter 18, how much time does he ask to think?

4. In Chapter 20 in the book that Dita reads, where is the soldier from who uses his bayonet to skewer a Russian Cossack to a wall?

5. At the end of Chapter 20, what does Svejk say that his brother did for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Richard Keller, and how does he accept his incarceration in Auschwitz?

2. What happens when Dita reads at the end of Chapter 20?

3. In Chapter 24, what plan do Rudi and Fred have?

4. What was Margit Barnai's life like?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 17, what positive thing does Hirsch tell Dita to remember?

6. In Chapter 31, why do Dita and Liesl have to wait to transfer to Prague?

7. In Chapter 20, what falls from the sky, and how does Miriam Edelstein describe what falls?

8. What happens to the Edelstein family?

9. What does Dita discover in Chapter 32 when she goes to find Margit and her father?

10. In Chapter 22, what do the prisoners have to observe and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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