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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. When Passover is celebrated, what does Miriam put in the tea to create pretend wine?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 17, what sport is Hirsch sketching out tactics for?

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

4. How old was Dita when the author contacted her in the Postscript?

5. Where was Mengele living when he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dita realize about Profess Morgenstern in Chapter 17?

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

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

4. What is Passover?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dita sees her mother as a quiet woman who just accepts life no matter how difficult it becomes. What type of person does Liesl seem to be? When does Liesl speak up and make her opinion known? How does what Dita’s mother say reveal her to be a different person than Dita had realized? What is revealed about the person she has become? How do Liesl's circumstances change her?

Essay Topic 2

Dita is nine when the Nazis take over Prague and 16 when the war ends. What does Dita have to endure during the war? What losses does she experience? How does her outlook on life change? How does her growing maturity help her deal with the difficulties in her life? How does she come of age in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Hirsch is in charge of Block 31. How has Hirsch become a leader from the time his father died to the time he is in charge of Block 31? What do Hirsch’s actions reveal about being a leader and the responsibilities of a leader?

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