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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 22, what is the name of the man that Dita asks about Hirsch's death?

2. At the end of Chapter 31, how many years have Dita and Liesl suffered during the war?

3. How old is Ota Keller in Chapter 16?

4. In Chapter 16, where does Dita read a book?

5. How much younger is Margit's sister, Helga, than Margit?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what falls from the sky, and how does Miriam Edelstein describe what falls?

2. What happens to Viktor Pestek?

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

4. What happens to the Edelstein family?

5. How do Pestek and Lederek escape in Chapter 22?

6. At the beginning of Chapter 17, what positive thing does Hirsch tell Dita to remember?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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