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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lale think of when he sees the dead flower by his bed?
(a) "I'll pick more tomorrow."
(b) "Death alone persists in this place."
(c) "I knew I should have watered it."
(d) "It must be too cold in this block."

2. What do many of the Gypsies tell Lale?
(a) That they are planning an escape.
(b) That they have lots of money to use as bribes.
(c) That they have never spoken to a Jew before.
(d) That they think he smells bad.

3. What did the friend of the two boys who appear at Lale's block in the middle of the night do?
(a) He escaped and then got caught.
(b) He played a practical joke on an SS officer.
(c) He stole food from the kitchen.
(d) He beat up the kapo guarding his block.

4. How does Gita tell Lale that he can honor his Romany family?
(a) By writing their names on a wooden post.
(b) By burying their remains in a Gypsy ceremony.
(c) By staying alive and telling their story.
(d) By swearing to get revenge for them.

5. When Lale is performing manual labor, what happens to the last person to finish his task?
(a) He is taken to the torture chamber.
(b) He is shot by the SS officers.
(c) He is kicked and beaten.
(d) He is given double work on the next assignment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one perk that the Slovak girls have that others do not?

2. What do Gita and the girls look for in the grass?

3. What endearment does Gita bestow on Lale?

4. What does the Kapo of Gita's block ask for in return for the favor Gita asks?

5. What does Jakub tell Lale about what he will do to him?

(see the answer key)

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