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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 the Nazis chief torturer?

2. What is one perk that the Slovak girls have that others do not?

3. What did the female prisoners do to make the bomb?

4. In what city do Lale and Gita take up permanent residence?

5. What does Lale say about Cilka?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Lale do for Mendel Bauer?

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

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

7. What happens to Leon?

8. What happens when Gita and the four girls run away from the train across the open field in an attempt to escape?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were the Romany people? Give three examples of how the lives of the Romany tribe affect Lale. Include a statement about what happened to the Romany people.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of dreams as a way of relaying information. Give three examples from the text where dreams were used to convey background material on Lale.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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