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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 were 3,792 prisoners from the family camp BIIb gassed and incinerated in Crematorium III of Auschwitz-Birenau?

2. In the Epilogue, how many kilometers does Ota Keller have to travel to see Dita?

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

4. When was Anne Frank and her sister transferred to Bergen-Belsen?

5. How far is the Slovakian border where Rudi and Fred plan to go?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dita discover in Chapter 32 when she goes to find Margit and her father?

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. Who does Schmulewski want to start an uprising and why?

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

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

8. What happens to Viktor Pestek?

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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