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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 did Lale learn to flirt?

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

3. What country is Jakub from?

4. Who was the commander of the camp where Lale was taken?

5. How old is Lale when the story opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of advice does Lale give Baretski?

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

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

4. How did Lale learn to flirt?

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

6. Why does Lale believe he and Gita have a future?

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

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

9. What is the significance of a four-leaf clover?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme "survival at all costs" as seen in the novel. Give three examples of characters or groups of people - other than Lale - who are trying to survive - no matter what it costs them in the long run.

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

What is Auschwitz? Describe the camp and its purpose by giving at least three examples of activities that occurred there.

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