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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 does Gita do for Mrs. Goldstein?

2. Which of the following is NOT true of Baretski?

3. What request does Baretski have of Lale in Chapter 12?

4. Who pulled Lale off the death-cart?

5. What is Pepan's native country?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of advice does Lale give Baretski?

2. What happens to Cilka?

3. What happens to the prisoners that Lale sees loaded onto the bus shortly after he arrives at the camp?

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

5. Why is Lale assigned a "minder" by the name of Baretski?

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

7. What group of people move into Lale's private block and why are they there?

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

9. Before their experience at the camp, how would the Romany's and Lale feel about each other?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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