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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. Which of the following is NOT a result of more and more people coming into camp?

2. What is the Black Wall?

3. What does the kapo of Gita's block, say she likes in addition to chocolate?

4. What is Lale's relationship with the Romany men?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Dana's fate?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What happens to the Romany people who live in the block with Lale?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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