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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. At the end of Chapter 28, when did the Kapo in the women's quarters at Bergen-Belsen die?

2. Where is the person that Dita and her mother must share a bed with from in Chapter 25?

3. How much time do Rudi and his fellow escapee have to hide before they can leave the area?

4. What falls from the sky in Chapter 20?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what factories does Dita remember that she and her mother worked in when they were in Hamburg?

2. In Chapter 30, what were the British soldiers expecting when they freed Bergen-Belsen?

3. What are Renee's thoughts about Viktor, the SS guard?

4. What is heard by Dita and others the night the September prisoners are killed?

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

6. What is Ota and Dita's life like?

7. In May of 1944, how many more prisoners arrive in Auschwitz?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard and Ota Keller came to Auschwitz from Prague. What did Richard do in Prague? How are his circumstances very different in the concentration camp? What do his actions reveal about his attitude in Auschwitz? How does Ota have a positive attitude in spite of his circumstances? What is revealed about optimism through the two men?

Essay Topic 2

Conflicts can be external or internal or man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self. What are some conflicts that occur in the book? How would most of the conflicts be classified: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self and internal or external conflicts? Which conflicts seem to be the most difficult for characters to deal with?

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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