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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 Lale notice about the tops of the fences at the camp?

2. What classification do Victor and Yuri fall into?

3. What does Nayda's name mean?

4. What place does Lale take Gita to so that they can talk?

5. What is Dr. Mengele's threat to Lale?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the man in the white coat and why is Lale afraid of him?

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

3. What happens to Cilka?

4. What kind of advice does Lale give Baretski?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Lale's attitude toward women. Give at least three examples of how his attitude is reflected in his behavior. Include a statement of where he acquired his ideas about women.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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