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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 10, what block are Cibi and Livi assigned to?

2. What is the name of a girl Cibi has to pull from her mother as they report to work for the Germans?

3. In Chapter 11, what have Cibi and Livi found in the seams of clothing they sort?

4. When are the sisters taken to Birkenau in Chapter 10?

5. How many beds are in the ward where Maga is at Humenne Hospital?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, why does the kapo, Ingrid, tell the sisters not to ride in the trucks to their new quarters at Birkenau?

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

4. Where do the Hachshara train?

5. How does Magda take the news that her sisters are gone?

6. What does Cibi decide to do when she learns that Livi is to go work for the Germans?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Magda finds a sword lily when collecting wood with her grandfather. What does the sword lily symbolize and why?

Essay Topic 2

Mala, an interpreter, escapes and then is recaptured. What choice does Mala make when she is returned to the camp? How does she keep a sense of freedom through her decision?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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