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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 falls on Lale as he tattoos new arrivals the morning after the Romany's are rounded up?
(a) Flower petals.
(b) Raindrops.
(c) Ash.
(d) Snow.

2. What is the line that Lale considers as his first words to Gita?
(a) "Let's plan to escape together so we can have a future."
(b) "I feel like I've known you forever."
(c) "You'd be prettier if you didn't have to shave your head."
(d) "You're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen."

3. When is Lale going to tell Gita what he saw in the crematorium?
(a) Probably never.
(b) When they both turn 50.
(c) When they have their first child.
(d) When they get out of the camp.

4. What language to Lale and the torturer of Block 11 use to communicate?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Polish.
(d) Yiddish.

5. What does Lale do with his extra rations?
(a) He sells them to other prisoners.
(b) He gives them back to the cook so there will be more for someone else.
(c) He uses them to feed his friends.
(d) He puts them under his mattress so he can eat them later.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lale try to give to Gita?

2. When does Gita promise to tell Lale her last name and her birthplace?

3. How does Cilka help Lale?

4. What color ink is used to make the tattoos show up on the skin?

5. Why do two boys appear at Lale's block in the middle of the night?

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