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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 was Mother's response to this incident?
2. How was Piri soothed after she saw frightening things?
3. How does Piri's father say people treat him?
4. What were Piri's feelings about Hitler?
5. What did Piri tell Farenc during the visit in Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Piri's parents' visit to Komjaty.
2. Describe Piri and Iboya's encounter with the armed young men.
3. How did Piri's mother react to this encounter with the group of boys?
4. How did Beregszasz change for Piri's family?
5. Where does 'Upon the Head of a Goat' begin?
6. Describe the woman mother helped.
7. Describe Piri's relationship with Farenc.
8. How did current events affect the Passover holiday?
9. What happened when Piri's mother inquired into sending the girls to America?
10. What did Farenc say about Babi's desire to ship the children to America?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.
Essay Topic 2
Would you recommend 'Upon the Head of a Goat'? For what purposes would you recommend 'Upon the Head of a Goat', and what kinds of readers would you not recommend it? What book would you recommend that would cover the same material or provide the same emotional experience in a different way?
Essay Topic 3
'Upon the Head of a Goat' is obviously a coming of age tale. To what extent is Piri initiated into the world of the Holocaust, and to what extent is she initiated into the world of her family? What lessons is Piri learning throughout 'Upon the Head of a Goat', and what is the sphere where they are meant to be meaningful?
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