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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Cilka taken when the SS take her away from work?
(a) To the Crematorium.
(b) To Schwarzhuber's bedroom.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To Block 7.

2. What is NOT a characteristic of Nadya?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She tucks her hair behind her ears often.
(c) She speaks very softly.
(d) She is missing a front tooth.

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

4. What is the setting of the dream Lale has after he has arrived at the camp?
(a) His old grade school.
(b) The department store where he used to work.
(c) The tavern behind his house.
(d) The living room of his childhood home.

5. What does Lale think of when he sees the dead flower by his bed?
(a) "I knew I should have watered it."
(b) "Death alone persists in this place."
(c) "It must be too cold in this block."
(d) "I'll pick more tomorrow."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the man Lale meets on the train who becomes his bunkmate?

2. What does Lale tell Baretski about books?

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

4. What country is Gita from?

5. Who was the commander of the camp where Lale was taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Cilka?

2. When Gita is moved to the administration building, what is her job assignment?

3. Before their experience at the camp, how would the Romany's and Lale feel about each other?

4. What is the significance of a four-leaf clover?

5. Who is Hilda Goldstein and what news does she bring Gita?

6. What role do Victor and Yuri play in the camp's labor structure?

7. Why does Lale believe he and Gita have a future?

8. What do the Sonderkommando and Lale have in common?

9. When does Gita say she will tell Lale her name and her hometown?

10. What does Lale do to help Gita survive after she has recovered from typhus?

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