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

2. What does Lale NOT do for the Gypsy people he shares his block with?
(a) He answers their questions as best he can.
(b) He suggests they come up with a schooling arrangement for their children.
(c) He listens to their stories and asks questions of his own.
(d) He curses them and plots to get them out of his block.

3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the group that Lale is interested in learning about?
(a) They do not wear a brand.
(b) The are are not seen in camp after work hours.
(c) They are all red-heads.
(d) They wear civilian clothes.

4. What day of the week is Lale usually able to see Gita?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Sunday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What group does Lale struggle the most with having to tattoo?

2. What did Gita's mother tell Mrs. Goldstein about Gita's brothers?

3. When Lale reports to the Administration Building in March of 1943, what letter is he told to use at the start of each tattoo?

4. What year is it when Lale is brought to the camp?

5. What does Lale think of when he sees the dead flower by his bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jakub and why does Lale tell him that he will do well at Auschwitz?

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

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

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

5. How do Gita's cellmates keep her alive when she is ill?

6. What kind of advice does Lale give Baretski?

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

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

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

10. What is the irony of the meaning of Nayda's name?

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