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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. What is unusual about Rocco's speech?

2. What month did Minka and her family have to begin wearing yellow stars?

3. What did the villagers throw on Alek's wounds when he was beaten?

4. How much time were Minka's family allowed to leave their home?

5. How long was Minka's hair when she met her husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were Aleksander's first victims?

2. When Sage stops in the bakery after talking with Josef in Section 7, why is it busier than usual?

3. How was Minka allowed to continue her education?

4. How did Minka die?

5. What was Minka's life like before the ghetto?

6. Why did Minka begin to look forward to working for Franz?

7. How did Aleks happen to kill Ania's father?

8. What does Sage do when she views her grandmother in the casket?

9. What happened while the soldiers were whipping Aleks?

10. What does Leo notice about the way Sage acts around her sisters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Minka's life change drastically when her family moved to the ghetto. What was the biggest adjustment that Minka had to make and why?

Essay Topic 2

Josef wants Sage to help him die. Why does Josef choose Sage to help him, and why does he want to die now?

Essay Topic 3

In a way both Aleks and Casimir had lost their humanity. How much of his humanity did Aleks still retain?

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