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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Darija been at Aushwitz before Minka arrived?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 1 day.
(d) 4 days.

2. How many Jews were accepted to "Gymnasium" the year Minka took the admittance test?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

3. When would Minka read her story to Franz?
(a) First thing in the morning.
(b) Right before she returned to her barracks.
(c) Dinner time.
(d) Lunch time.

4. How old was Ester?
(a) 52.
(b) 49.
(c) 54.
(d) 47.

5. When Sage is at the cafe in Westerbrook with Leo, how many times has she seen Shannon in person?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

6. Where does Leo get a motel the night after hearing Minka's story?
(a) Days Inn.
(b) Holiday Inn
(c) Drury.
(d) Courtyard by Marriott.

7. How many people had been killed by the monster?
(a) 6.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

8. When Franz gives Minka the leather journal and pen, how many pages does he want her to write by the next day?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

9. How old were some of the girls who fashioned swastika patches where MInka worked?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

10. What was Minka's father's name?
(a) Isaac.
(b) Joshua.
(c) David.
(d) Abram.

11. What did Leo do after Minka told her story and Sage sat with her as she went to sleep?
(a) Read a magazine.
(b) Make phone calls.
(c) Clean the kitchen.
(d) Finish his notes.

12. What did Ania bake to take to Aleks in prison?
(a) Rolls.
(b) Beignets.
(c) Croissants.
(d) Turnovers.

13. When did the chief of police post a list of streets where Jews were allowed to live?
(a) February 8.
(b) March 11.
(c) April 3.
(d) January 12.

14. What month did Minka and her family have to begin wearing yellow stars?
(a) July.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) August.

15. Who wrote the novel that Sage sees on Josef's nightstand?
(a) Alice Hoffman.
(b) Donna Tsrtt.
(c) Anthony Doerr.
(d) Anna Quindlen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Josef say that he arrived at Auschwitz?

2. What was the color scheme of the temple where Sage's sisters had their bat mitzvahs?

3. What color is Josef's hospital gown?

4. How many photographs did it take for Minka to write her story?

5. Who calls Sage the morning after she heard her grandmother's story?

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