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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. In Chapter 6, where do the girls diembark from the train?

2. In Chapter 9, how many trips do Cibi and Livi make with carts of bricks?

3. What was the name of the sister's paternal grandfather?

4. Where is the cheeky girl from that Cibi remembers meeting when she joined Hachshara?

5. How many people have to sleep in a bunk in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What work do the sisters do in Chapter 11?

2. What is the ward like where Maga is staying in the hospital, and how does she know when a patient is about to die?

3. In Chapter 7, what are the sisters told when they are taken to a red-brick, two-story building?

4. What do Cibi and Livi pack in Chapter 4?

5. Who helps Cibi when her feet are ravaged with frostbite?

6. In Chapter 1, where is Cibi?

7. What do the Hlinka Guard say when Chaya says that Livi is too young to go work for the Germans?

8. When does Cibi's group leave for Palestine, and how many groups have gone before?

9. What is the last train like that Cibi and Livi take and where are they taken?

10. How does Cibi become a clerk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Menachem has his daughters make a promise. What does he ask his girls to promise? Why is the promise important to him and to them?

Essay Topic 2

Cibi frequently remembers the girls they took blankets from. Why does Cibi frequently remember the girls they took blankets from? Why does she wonder if she is complicit in their deaths?

Essay Topic 3

Although life is difficult, Cibi, Livi, and other prisoners find humor in their circumstances. How do prisoners find humor in their circumstances? How is humor a tool for coping?

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