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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 beginning of Chapter 30, what are the prisoners given to eat for an entire day?

2. In Chapter 22, how many Russian prisoners are caught trying to escape?

3. Who carries out roll call at the beginning of Chapter 20?

4. How many people from the September transport does Rudi think will be left behind in the family camp in Chapter 18?

5. What does Dita think she might have liked to become if she could have gone on with her studies in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 23, how close do Rudi and Fred come to being captured?

2. What happens to Viktor Pestek?

3. In Ota's book, The Painted Wall, what is said about Hirsch's death?

4. What was Margit Barnai's life like?

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

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

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

8. What is something that Mengele is celebrated for in Chapter 21?

9. What does Rudi find when he looks for Hirsch in Chapter 19?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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