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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Cilka different from other women prisoners?

2. What country is Gita from?

3. What is the translation for the slogan that appears on the gate to the camp?

4. Who does Baretski say are "the filth of Europe," even worse than Jews?

5. What weapon does Schwarzhuber use against Cilka?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the motto on the gates of Auschwitz and how is it ironic?

3. How did Lale learn to flirt?

4. How is Lale able to survive his bout with typhus?

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

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

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

8. What happens to Leon?

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

10. What kind of advice does Lale give Baretski?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the characters of Leon and Dr. Mengele. Who were they? How did they affect each other? What is known about Dr. Mengele after the war?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the phrase "to save the one is to save the world." Include in your answer where this phrase comes from and what it means. Give three examples of how this belief is exemplified in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Who were the Sonderkommando and how were they similar to Lale?

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