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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 29, how many bodies have to be removed from Dita's hut daily?

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

3. How old is the new Blockaltester in Dita and her mother's barracks?

4. In Chapter 27, what happens when Miriam and Arieh are reunited with Yakub?

5. What month is it in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Viktor Pestek?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was Margit Barnai's life like?

10. What happens to the Edelstein family?

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

Flashbacks are used in the novel. How do flashbacks help readers understand characters and their previous lives? How do flashbacks provide context and contrast the lives of characters in the concentration camp to their previous lives? What purpose do flashbacks serve?

Essay Topic 3

Dita loves books. Why does Dita enjoy books? How does she use books and characters she has read about in her life in Auschwitz? In what way are books an escape for Dita?

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