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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. Who is the man in the white coat at camp?
(a) Herr Schwarzhuber.
(b) Commander Houstek.
(c) Evan Gottreid.
(d) Dr. Joseph Mengele.

2. What job is Gita assigned to do after being ill?
(a) Kitchen work, peeling potatoes and making broth.
(b) Manual labor, pulling dead bodies to wagons.
(c) Clerical work, listing prisoner information on cards and in a ledger.
(d) Janitorial work, emptying slop pots.

3. How many of the volunteers for Baretski's request have played semi-professionally?
(a) 11.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

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

5. According to Baretski, what event is going to happen that will cause Lale to get extra rations?
(a) A visit by all the top German officers.
(b) An inspection by the Red Cross.
(c) A huge shipment of food is arriving.
(d) A redistribution of supplies is occurring across all camps in Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lale NOT do for the Gypsy people he shares his block with?

2. What is the prisoner's name for the death cart?

3. What does Lale do with his extra rations?

4. What is the setting of the dream Lale has after he has arrived at the camp?

5. What has happened to Nadya's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of advice does Lale give Baretski?

3. Why is Lale assigned a "minder" by the name of Baretski?

4. What happens to the prisoners that Lale sees loaded onto the bus shortly after he arrives at the camp?

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

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

7. Why did Lale volunteer to go to the Germans?

8. How did Lale learn to flirt?

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

10. What happens to Cilka?

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