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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gita tell her brothers that makes them laugh?
(a) That she thinks they look like toothpicks.
(b) That she is stronger than they are.
(c) That she looks better in a Russian uniform than they do.
(d) That she is afraid of who they have become.

2. What does Lale do to Mendel's tattooed number?
(a) He covers over it with a big green block.
(b) He turns it into a snake.
(c) He writes the words "Work Makes You Free" over the numbers.
(d) He changes the numbers into a picture of a train.

3. What does Gita ask Lale after his unexpected return from the punishment block?
(a) "What happened to you? Where have you been?"
(b) "Did you think of me while you were gone?"
(c) "Have you had anything to eat?"
(d) "How many times did they hit you?"

4. Why do most women in the camp wear scarves on their heads?
(a) To demonstrate their fashion sense.
(b) To keep warm.
(c) To hide their cropped heads.
(d) To protect against lice.

5. Which of the following does NOT give Lale a brief glimmer of hope?
(a) The Russian army is advancing closer to camp.
(b) Recent arrivals say they have heard of an uprising.
(c) The Germans continue to exterminate Jews and other political groups.
(d) Some prisoners have been stockpiling small weapons.

6. Who is Lale warned to beware of?
(a) The attractive, gay officer.
(b) The Russian security guard at the fence.
(c) The young boys wandering the streets.
(d) The grandmas in the cafe.

7. One girl other than Cilka has been allowed to have long hair. What color is it?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

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

9. What is the Block number that Lale is assigned to for punishment?
(a) Block 31.
(b) Block 7.
(c) Block 11.
(d) Block 29.

10. When is Lale going to tell Gita what he saw in the crematorium?
(a) Probably never.
(b) When they have their first child.
(c) When they both turn 50.
(d) When they get out of the camp.

11. What object did the female prisoners use to make the bombs?
(a) Chamber pots.
(b) Watering cans.
(c) Sardine tins.
(d) Old suitcases.

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

13. What is the first concentration camp that Lale is sent to after he is moved out of Auschwitz?
(a) Mauthausen.
(b) Bergen-Belsen.
(c) Treblinka.
(d) Dachau.

14. What is the Black Wall?
(a) A place where prisoners can climb over and sometimes escape.
(b) A place where the guards smoke their cigarettes.
(c) A place where prisoners are taken to be shot.
(d) A place where the women go to buy favors with sex.

15. What kind of transportation does Lale use to get back to Bratislava from Krompechy?
(a) A horse-drawn cart.
(b) The train.
(c) An old German car.
(d) A bicycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the physical appearance of the Gita's kapo change when Lale starts bribing her?

2. What is Lale's sister's last name?

3. What is Lale's relationship with the Romany men?

4. What falls on Lale as he tattoos new arrivals the morning after the Romany's are rounded up?

5. Who do the Romany men interact with most?

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