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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What phrase does Lale recite as he helps pile up the dead bodies after the airplane flies overhead and the guards open fire on the yard?
(a) "No matter how hard I try, I can' survive this."
(b) "Gita must live."
(c) "I curse the Nazis and all they stand for."
(d) "May his name be magnified and made holy."

2. What item does Baretski ask Lale to procure?
(a) Fancy perfume.
(b) Nylon stockings.
(c) Belgium lace.
(d) Extra sausage.

3. What does Lale use as a bribe for the kapo of Gita's block?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Bread.
(c) Apples.
(d) Chocolate.

4. What is one perk that the Slovak girls have that others do not?
(a) They have acquired casual clothes from Canada.
(b) They have been allotted extra rations.
(c) They have shower privileges.
(d) They have been allowed to re-grow their hair.

5. Who do the Romany men interact with most?
(a) The young women.
(b) The children.
(c) Other Romany men.
(d) The older women.

6. Why is Gita upset when Lale sends an SS officer to bring her to him?
(a) Because when people are taken by an SS officer, they usually do not come back.
(b) Because Cilka cries when she did not to come along.
(c) Because Gita does not want to leave her work undone.
(d) Because Gita does not want to be commanded by Lale to appear before him.

7. How does Lale escape from Saurer-Werke?
(a) He uses the loot he has collected to get out on a transport truck.
(b) He climbs over a fence when the electricity was turned off.
(c) He stabs a guard and gets out through the front gates.
(d) He crawls under a fence and into the forest.

8. How does the physical appearance of the Gita's kapo change when Lale starts bribing her?
(a) She gets fat.
(b) She gets gray-haired.
(c) She flaunts a diamond bracelet under her uniform.
(d) She starts wearing glasses.

9. What do the girls who agree to provide entertainment for the Russian officers get in return?
(a) Bread and cheese.
(b) Perfume and lace.
(c) Chocolate and stockings.
(d) Money and jewelry.

10. In what city do Lale and Gita take up permanent residence?
(a) Melbourne, Australia.
(b) Rome, Italy.
(c) Vienna, Austria.
(d) Paris, France.

11. What does Lale tell Victor and Yuri that he is going to do?
(a) Lale is going to want a dozen pair of nylons.
(b) Lale is going to stop paying them.
(c) Lale is going to need three times as much food as before.
(d) Lale is going to scale back his business.

12. Why does Nayda tell Lale she cannot stay?
(a) Because she believes she is going to go home.
(b) Because she is not Jewish.
(c) Because she has no choice.
(d) Because she does not like him.

13. What reaction is NOT a reaction that Lale and Gita have after they make love?
(a) They strengthen in their resolve to survive.
(b) They begin to resent each other.
(c) They long for the time when they can be free to make love whenever they want.
(d) They become more committed to each other.

14. What is the last name of the boy that Lale is helping because his two friends asked him to?
(a) Stephenson.
(b) Hoess.
(c) Bauer.
(d) Gootentag.

15. How many days does Yuri need to acquire what Lale has requested on behalf of Baretski?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language to Lale and the torturer of Block 11 use to communicate?

2. After Lale is released from the punishment block, what block number is he assigned to?

3. What causes the explosions at the camp?

4. One girl other than Cilka has been allowed to have long hair. What color is it?

5. Instead of telling Gita about what he sees in the crematorium, what does Lale tell her?

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