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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. Instead of telling Gita about what he sees in the crematorium, what does Lale tell her?

2. What do the two men who ask Lale to procure food for them give him in return?

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

4. What does Lale give Bella for helping him?

5. How does Gita tell Lale that he can honor his Romany family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lale do for Mendel Bauer?

2. What is Lale's job before he volunteers to go to the Germans to protect his family?

3. Why is there more unrest in the camps as more people come in?

4. What group of the Romany people is Lale the least connected to?

5. How does Lale escape from the Russian chalet?

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

7. Discuss the job Lale does for the Russian soldiers when they take him to the chalet.

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

9. What is Dana's fate?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Dana in Gita's life, and give three examples of how Dana's actions helped prolong Gita's life.

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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