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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 is Gita's last name?

2. Why do the men in Lale's new block assignment help him after Lale has been beaten?

3. What does Lale believe in?

4. What does the waitress in the cafe ask Lale?

5. What happens as more and more people come into camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Lale escape from the Russian chalet?

10. What does Lale do for Mendel Bauer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss Lale's faith. Give three examples from the novel that reflect how Lale feels about being Jewish. Compare his faith to Gita's faith.

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