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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 does Gita tell Lale that he can honor his Romany family?
(a) By writing their names on a wooden post.
(b) By staying alive and telling their story.
(c) By swearing to get revenge for them.
(d) By burying their remains in a Gypsy ceremony.

2. What is Lale's sister's name?
(a) Jennie.
(b) Lucie.
(c) Goldie.
(d) Bertie.

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

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

5. Who does Lale ask to help him get Mendel on a transport?
(a) Baretski.
(b) Bella.
(c) Dana.
(d) Gita.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gita's last name?

2. What do the two men who ask Lale to procure food for them give him in return?

3. What happens as more and more people come into camp?

4. What phrase does Lale recite as he helps pile up the dead bodies after the airplane flies overhead and the guards open fire on the yard?

5. Why can Cilka not get pregnant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lale find out about his family when he returns to his home?

2. How do Dana and the four other girls avoid detection by the Germans?

3. What does Lale do for Mendel Bauer?

4. Why is there more unrest in the camps as more people come in?

5. What happens to Leon?

6. What does Lale say about Gita's faith?

7. What does Baretski ask Lale to acquire for him?

8. What is Lale's job before he volunteers to go to the Germans to protect his family?

9. What role does Cilka play in Lale's placement back in his old block with the Romany people?

10. What group of the Romany people is Lale the least connected to?

(see the answer keys)

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