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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 sister's best friend.
(d) Hilda Goldstein is Gita's teacher.

4. When does Gita promise to tell Lale her last name and her birthplace?
(a) When she turns 25.
(b) Before they leave the camp.
(c) The next time they get to meet.
(d) After they have had three dates.

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

6. What was Pepan's former occupation?
(a) He was a professor of economics.
(b) He was the editor of a political paper.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was an artist.

7. What does Gita do for Mrs. Goldstein?
(a) Gita smuggles Mrs. Goldstein out of camp to safety.
(b) Gita gets Lale to pay the kapo into letting Mrs. Goldstein empty the toilet buckets.
(c) Gita gives Mrs. Goldstein lots of money so she can bribe her way out of work.
(d) Gita writes letters to politicians to secure Mrs. Goldstein's release from camp.

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

9. What does Lale find in Auschwitz behind Block 10?
(a) A separate gas chamber.
(b) A fenced in lo filled with old men.
(c) A secret tunnel leading to Block 12.
(d) An enclosed yard filled with naked girls.

10. According to Baretski, what event is going to happen that will cause Lale to get extra rations?
(a) A huge shipment of food is arriving.
(b) A visit by all the top German officers.
(c) A redistribution of supplies is occurring across all camps in Europe.
(d) An inspection by the Red Cross.

11. What does Lale ask Baretski to do?
(a) To find Gita a warmer coat.
(b) To transfer Gita's work assignment to the Administration Building.
(c) To get an extra allotment of food for Gita.
(d) To get Gita some medicine.

12. What has Dr. Mengele done to Leon?
(a) Dr. Mengele pulls Leon's fingernails off.
(b) Dr. Mengele blinds Leon.
(c) Dr. Mengele has castrated Leon.
(d) Dr. Mengele amputates Leon's toes.

13. What is the name of the man Lale meets on the train who becomes his bunkmate?
(a) Aron.
(b) Boris.
(c) Uri.
(d) Rudolph.

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

15. What phrase does Lale use to describe Dr. Mengele?
(a) A doctor who will cause more pain than he eases.
(b) A doctor with a compassionate soul.
(c) A doctor with a charming smile.
(d) A doctor who is a brilliant researcher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gita say about the object that Lale tries to give her?

2. Who does Nadya remind Lale of?

3. What is Pepan's native country?

4. Which of the following is NOT true of Baretski?

5. What job is Gita assigned to do after being ill?

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