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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 17, how many people from the September group are transferred to the guarantine camp?

2. What did Rudi Rosenberg study after the war?

3. How far is the Slovakian border where Rudi and Fred plan to go?

4. How long are Ota and Dita married?

5. In Chapter 24, how long have Rudi and Fred been without food when they decide to ask for help?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rudi and Fred do after they are free?

2. What was Margit Barnai's life like?

3. At the end of Chapter 21, what does Dita decide about revenge?

4. In Chapter 29, who is Dita reunited with?

5. Who does Schmulewski want to start an uprising and why?

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

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

8. Why does Hirsch not want to start an uprising?

9. In Chapter 26, what does Renee say about Viktor?

10. What is Passover?

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

The novel is told from a third-person limited point of view. How does the author’s choice to use that point of view affect the story and what readers know about characters and events?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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