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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. Who is Lale warned to beware of?

2. Why is Gita upset when Lale sends an SS officer to bring her to him?

3. What woman does Baretski say saved Lale?

4. What is the last name of the boy that Lale is helping because his two friends asked him to?

5. Where does Lale find the girls first?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lale tell Cilka when he says good-bye to all the girls who are being transported out of the camp?

2. How do Dana and the four other girls avoid detection by the Germans?

3. After Lale is released from Block 11 and put with a new group of men in Block 31, what job does he do?

4. What does Lale find astounding about the one girl other than Cilka who has been allowed to keep her hair?

5. At the beginning of 1945, what are small signs of hope that the tide of the war is turning?

6. How do the prisoners respond when the U.S. Air Force jet flies over the camp?

7. What happens to Leon?

8. How do Lale and Gita differ in their perception of Cilka after being forced to be Schwarzhuber's sex slave?

9. Who doles out the punishment and torture in Block 11 and how is the presence of this person significant to Lale?

10. What does Baretski ask Lale to acquire for him?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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