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

2. What does Lale say about Cilka?

3. How does the physical appearance of the Gita's kapo change when Lale starts bribing her?

4. What was Lale's job before he volunteered to go to the Germans on behalf of his family?

5. What falls on Lale as he tattoos new arrivals the morning after the Romany's are rounded up?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the explosion at the crematorium happen?

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

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 out about his family when he returns to his home?

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

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

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

8. What is Dana's fate?

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

10. What does Lale recognize about how Gita's job affects her?

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

Compare and contrast Lale's relationship with his mother to his relationship with his father. How did these relationships affect Lale as a man?

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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