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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 do the two men who ask Lale to procure food for them give him in return?
(a) A bracelet with rubies and garnets.
(b) A South-African gold coin.
(c) A small perfect diamond.
(d) An emerald ring.

2. Which group of workers is most negatively affected when the transports with incoming prisoners slow down?
(a) The girls in Canada.
(b) The tattooist and his assistant.
(c) The women working in the munitions factory.
(d) The Sonderkommando.

3. What two words does Lale think that Gita will one day say to him in the presence of family and friends?
(a) You rock.
(b) I do.
(c) Not me.
(d) Love you.

4. What does Lale use as a bribe for the kapo of Gita's block?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Bread.
(d) Apples.

5. What do the girls who agree to provide entertainment for the Russian officers get in return?
(a) Money and jewelry.
(b) Chocolate and stockings.
(c) Bread and cheese.
(d) Perfume and lace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the kapo of Gita's block, say she likes in addition to chocolate?

2. What does Lale do to Mendel's tattooed number?

3. What kind of transportation does Lale use to get back to Bratislava from Krompechy?

4. Who is Lale warned to beware of?

5. Why does the kapo of Gita's block not harass Lale?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lale do for Mendel Bauer?

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

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

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

5. At the beginning of 1945, what are small signs of hope that the tide of the war is turning?

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

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

8. Who doles out the punishment and torture in Block 11 and how is the presence of this person significant to Lale?

9. What happens when Gita and the four girls run away from the train across the open field in an attempt to escape?

10. What is Dana's fate?

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