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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. How does Piri characterize the German invasion of Hungary?

2. At times, where did Iboya go instead of volunteering?

3. What was the ultimatum the German soldiers gave Mr. Hirsch?

4. Where did Piri and her friends spend a lot of their time?

5. Why did Mr. Shuster oppose Mother's plans?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upset Piri's mother in Chapter 12?

2. Describe the Zionist meetings Piri attended.

3. Describe the family's departure for the ghetto.

4. Where were the Jews concentrated by the Germans?

5. Describe the group of children with whom Piri spent her time.

6. Describe the family's purchase of a goat.

7. Why was Mother upset with Piri over Dr. Feher's death?

8. Describe the ultimatum the Germans issued to the Jewish community.

9. How did the incident with Lilli change Piri's mother?

10. Describe the conditions at the ghetto.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Piri's account, what is the cause of the Holocaust that killed 11 million people? Was it simply Anti-Semitism, or does she attribute her family's experiences to other cultural phenomena? How important is it for her to find causes, anyway? If finding causes is not important to her, what is more important? Bearing witness? Testifying? Externalizing the experience?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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