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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Lale recite as he helps pile up the dead bodies after the airplane flies overhead and the guards open fire on the yard?
(a) "No matter how hard I try, I can' survive this."
(b) "Gita must live."
(c) "I curse the Nazis and all they stand for."
(d) "May his name be magnified and made holy."

2. Why has Lale lost his faith?
(a) Because he cannot understand how a merciful God would let such terrible things happen each and every day.
(b) Because he believes the Nazis are right.
(c) Because he and Gita cannot be together all the time.
(d) Because he has not been rescued from the camp.

3. How does Cilka help Lale?
(a) She bribes Bella to do false paperwork for Lale and get him transferred.
(b) She asks Schwarzhuber to transfer him back to his room with the Romany people.
(c) She smuggles food and wine into Lale so he can regain his strength.
(d) She tempts Houstek with sex to get Lale a pass to leave the camp.

4. What is Lale's last act of his free will upon arriving at the camp?
(a) He holds onto his suitcase.
(b) He prays loudly for God to deliver him.
(c) He punches a SS guard.
(d) He sets fire to his clothes.

5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the group that Lale is interested in learning about?
(a) They wear civilian clothes.
(b) They do not wear a brand.
(c) They are all red-heads.
(d) The are are not seen in camp after work hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about Jakub's physical appearance?

2. What job does Gita perform where she works?

3. What things did Lale's mother tell him were important to women?

4. What does Lale find in Auschwitz behind Block 10?

5. What does Baretski do when he sees prisoners resting on the ground?

(see the answer key)

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