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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 item does Baretski ask Lale to procure?

2. What is Lale worried will happen to him in the future?

3. Why does the kapo of Gita's block not harass Lale?

4. Which of the following does NOT give Lale a brief glimmer of hope?

5. What kind of airplane flies over the concentration camp?

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

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

5. What does Lale say about Gita's faith?

6. What does Lale find out about his family when he returns to his home?

7. What role does Cilka play in Lale's placement back in his old block with the Romany people?

8. How does the slow-down in the number of prisoners coming into the camp affect the Sonderkommando?

9. How does the explosion at the crematorium happen?

10. What happens to Leon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of Victor and Yuri. Include at least three parts to your answer: Who were they, how did they affect Lale's life at the camp, and what were there motivations?

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 literary definition of a prologue, the usual conventions of a prologue, and whether or not the author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz uses the prologue in a traditional sense. Include a statement as to whether or not you found the prologue effective in piquing your interest at the beginning of the book.

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