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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 did Mrs. Gerber give Piri when she arrived at her house?

2. What happened to Dr. Feher?

3. What did Mother find in her travels?

4. Lajos was accused of ____________.

5. Why was Piri expelled from school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the family's options for escaping after Lujza's death?

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

3. What happened to Dr. Feher?

4. Describe the Zionist meetings Piri attended.

5. How did Piri's schooling change as a result of the Germans' policies?

6. How did life in the ghetto affect Mother?

7. Describe Mother's preparation for the mission regarding Manci.

8. Describe the conditions at the ghetto.

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

10. What news did Mother get of Lilli, Lajos, and Manci after her trip?

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

Based on the experiences described in 'Upon the Head of a Goat', would you send your children away from your home at the first scent of trouble, or would you keep them with you, in hoped that conditions would improve? When would you try to find them safer places? How would you endure the separation?

Essay Topic 3

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

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