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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 11, what are the girls fed on Christmas?

2. How long has it been since Menachem got a bullet from the Great War?

3. What color dresses does Rita give Cibi and Livi in Chapter 13?

4. What color stones are in the earrings Cibi has to remove in Chapter 7?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cibi become a clerk?

2. What is the job the sisters are assigned to do in Chapter 7?

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

4. What does Magda have to do each Friday?

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

6. In Chapter 1, where is Cibi?

7. In Chapter 8, what does Chaya do while she waits for Magda to get home?

8. Where do the Hachshara train?

9. Why does Dr. Kisely put Magda in the hospital in Chapter 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cibi decides when she learns they are at Auschwitz that they will do anything they have to to survive. What does Cibi mean when she says they will do anything to survive? What things do they have to do to survive?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

SS officers have a well-deserved reputation for cruelty. How do some SS officers at Auschwitz-Birkenau show kindness? How do some SS officers treat prisoners humanely at times? Do prisoners experience more humane or inhumane treatment from SS officers?

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