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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. How old is Lale when the story opens?
(a) 50 years old.
(b) 18 years old.
(c) 75 years old.
(d) 25 years old.

2. What does Jakub say to Lale that causes Lale to respond?
(a) "I hate you."
(b) "I'm very hungry."
(c) "I can help you."
(d) "I have lots of money."

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

4. What is Lale wearing when readers first see him?
(a) A Russian Army uniform.
(b) A heavy wool sweater and slacks.
(c) A suit and tie.
(d) A t-shirt and a pair of jeans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Lale NOT say to the volunteers fulfilling Baretski's request?

2. Which of Gita's friends keeps Lale apprised of Gita's condition when she is ill?

3. What kind of clothes do Lale and the other prisoners put on after arriving at camp?

4. What do many of the Gypsies tell Lale?

5. How old is Nadya?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the man in the white coat and why is Lale afraid of him?

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

3. Why does Lale warn the soccer team that they cannot win the game?

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

5. Why does Gita not tell Lale that her family has been killed?

6. What act of kindness does Gita do for Mrs. Goldstein?

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

8. What kind of advice does Lale give Baretski?

9. What is Lale's final act of rebellion upon arriving at the camp?

10. How do Victor and Yuri play into Lale's desire to survive?

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