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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. Why was the narrator sent to Komjaty?

2. What had Babi done to help Mother make this attempt?

3. How does Piri characterize her mother's state of mind on returning home in Chapter 8?

4. What was Mother's connection to Mrs. Gerber?

5. What did Piri say that made her mother express concern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What political event ends Chapter 8?

2. How did Piri's mother react to this encounter with the group of boys?

3. What did Piri learn from the letter that came from her parents in Beregszasz?

4. Describe Piri and Iboya's encounter with the armed young men.

5. Describe Piri's parents' visit to Komjaty.

6. What was strange to Piri about Babi's distrust?

7. How did current events affect the Passover holiday?

8. Describe Piri's relationship with Farenc.

9. Why did Piri's mother express concern over Rozsi?

10. Describe the family's Hanukkah.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

That are the most important, or prevalent symbols or metaphors in 'Upon the Head of a Goat'? The notion of the sacrificial animal is introduced at the beginning, but what other imagery or motifs does Siegal employ in 'Upon the Head of a Goat'? How does she add to the meaning of the book with symbolic associations?

Essay Topic 2

The idea of the scapegoat as Mr. Shuster describes it gives the goat a ritual importance--what other rituals take place in the book, and how are sins--or blessings--transferred into or out of the community?

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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