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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, why does the Resistance think that Hirsch died?

2. How does Hirsch die?

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

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

5. In Chapter 32, who does Dita meet as she is making arrangements to go to see Margit and her father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the Edelstein family?

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

4. Who is Richard Keller, and how does he accept his incarceration in Auschwitz?

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

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

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

8. What happens when Dita reads at the end of Chapter 20?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Renee reluctantly spends time with the SS guard Viktor. Why does Viktor spend time with Renee? Why does Renee spend time with Viktor when she does not like him and she is criticized for being with him? Why would Renee like to hate Viktor? How is hate similar to love? Why does Renee believe that a person does not have a choice to love and hate? What is revealed about relationships through the friendship between Viktor and Renee?

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

The novel mostly takes place in concentration camps. What feelings or attitudes does the setting evoke for characters? Is the setting a neutral background, not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

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