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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job is Gita assigned to do after being ill?
(a) Kitchen work, peeling potatoes and making broth.
(b) Manual labor, pulling dead bodies to wagons.
(c) Janitorial work, emptying slop pots.
(d) Clerical work, listing prisoner information on cards and in a ledger.

2. What is another name for Gypsy?
(a) Romany.
(b) Slovs.
(c) Poles.
(d) Frogs.

3. Why does Gita think that Lale might not want to kiss her?
(a) Because she has chapped lips.
(b) Because she has not brushed her teeth in a very long time.
(c) Because she has a big pimple on her nose.
(d) Because she is not pretty anymore.

4. What has happened to Nadya's family?
(a) They have died of typhus.
(b) They have left her because they did not agree with her political views.
(c) They were not captured and are living in France
(d) They are living in another block.

5. What number is tattooed on Lale's arm?
(a) 111999.
(b) 215.
(c) 56900.
(d) 32407.

6. What does Gita say about the object that Lale tries to give her?
(a) "Did you steal that?"
(b) "It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."
(c) "Why would I want that?"
(d) "I love it and will wear it forever."

7. What does Lale do to commemorate the day he met Dr. Mengele?
(a) He leaves a bloodstain in his shirt.
(b) He hides the stash under his mattress.
(c) He writes of the meeting in his journal.
(d) He carves the date on the wall by his bed.

8. Which of the following is NOT true of Baretski?
(a) He is skinny with a cruel smirk.
(b) He is a year younger than Lale.
(c) He has a severe case of acne.
(d) He talks about women like he is a teenager.

9. What request does Baretski have of Lale in Chapter 12?
(a) A request for Lale to get together a soccer team for a competition.
(b) A request for Lale to find Baretski a girlfriend.
(c) A request for Lale to procure extra rations for Baretski to give to his girlfriend.
(d) A request for Lale to share Gita with him.

10. How does Gita know Hilda Goldstein?
(a) Hilda Goldstein is Gita's aunt.
(b) Hilda Goldstein is Gita's neighbor.
(c) Hilda Goldstein is Gita's teacher.
(d) Hilda Goldstein is Gita's sister's best friend.

11. What does the Kapo of Gita's block ask for in return for the favor Gita asks?
(a) 6 pieces of silver.
(b) 2 rubies.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) $500.

12. What group does Lale struggle the most with having to tattoo?
(a) Middle-aged women like his mother.
(b) Elderly women.
(c) Young boys.
(d) Old men.

13. What color ink is used to make the tattoos show up on the skin?
(a) Green ink.
(b) Red ink.
(c) Blue ink.
(d) Black ink.

14. What country is Jakub from?
(a) France.
(b) Poland.
(c) America.
(d) Slovakia.

15. What is Lale wearing when readers first see him?
(a) A heavy wool sweater and slacks.
(b) A Russian Army uniform.
(c) A suit and tie.
(d) A t-shirt and a pair of jeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Gita perform where she works?

2. Where does Gita work?

3. Two guys who volunteer to fulfill Baretski's request have the same name. What is it?

4. According to Baretski, what event is going to happen that will cause Lale to get extra rations?

5. What does Lale notice about the tops of the fences at the camp?

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