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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. What classification do Victor and Yuri fall into?

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

3. What does Lale notice about the tops of the fences at the camp?

4. Why does Gita think that Lale might not want to kiss her?

5. Who pulled Lale off the death-cart?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Lale pulled toward the woman known as Nayda?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is the building that many of the girls work called Canada?

8. How did Lale learn to flirt?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the literary term of irony. Then discuss how the literary term of irony is evident in the motto on the gates to Auschwitz.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss what happened to Lale and Gita after the war. Include where they lived, what their business was, and what hardships they faced. End with a statement about why you think Lale decided to tell their story.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of Victor and Yuri. Include at least three parts to your answer: Who were they, how did they affect Lale's life at the camp, and what were there motivations?

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