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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What place does Lale take Gita to so that they can talk?
(a) Under a tree on the edge of the wood.
(b) Below the guard tower.
(c) Behind the administration building.
(d) On the deserted road between the two camps.

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

3. What endearment does Gita bestow on Lale?
(a) Honey pie.
(b) Sweetheart.
(c) My love.
(d) Dear one.

4. Who is the captain of the SS team playing in the sport tournament?
(a) Scwarzhuber.
(b) Baretski.
(c) Mengele.
(d) Houstek.

5. What is Baretski's nationality?
(a) Romanian.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Polish.

6. Why does Dr. Mengele choose to take Leon away?
(a) Because Lale stared him down when he was examining a woman.
(b) Because Leon went berserk when Dr. Mengele whistled.
(c) Because Leon tried to leave the room when Dr. Mengele entered.
(d) Because Lale yelled at him.

7. How do Gita's friends give her water while she is ill and they are working?
(a) They only give her water at night while they are in their block.
(b) They give her pieces of snow.
(c) They smuggle in a bottle of water.
(d) They ask the hospital building for water.

8. What is the prisoner's name for the death cart?
(a) Sad Sally.
(b) Grave Wheels.
(c) Black Mary.
(d) Grim Reaper.

9. Who pulled Lale off the death-cart?
(a) Pepan.
(b) Aron.
(c) Uri.
(d) Baretski.

10. Who does Nadya remind Lale of?
(a) Gita.
(b) Dana.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

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

12. What has happened to Gita's parents?
(a) They converted to Catholicism to escape persecution.
(b) They are still living in Gita's childhood home.
(c) They escaped to America.
(d) They have been killed.

13. What does Lale NOT do for the Gypsy people he shares his block with?
(a) He suggests they come up with a schooling arrangement for their children.
(b) He listens to their stories and asks questions of his own.
(c) He answers their questions as best he can.
(d) He curses them and plots to get them out of his block.

14. What weapon does Schwarzhuber use against Cilka?
(a) His knife.
(b) His rifle.
(c) His swagger stick.
(d) His whip.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another name for Gypsy?

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

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

4. When Lale reports to the Administration Building in March of 1943, what letter is he told to use at the start of each tattoo?

5. Who does Baretski say are "the filth of Europe," even worse than Jews?

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