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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. Which country's lead does Piri say Hungary followed in instituting strict Anti-Semite laws?

2. Who was Mr. Baltar?

3. Who was visiting the house frequently by this time?

4. What did Mother return from doing, at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. What did Piri and Iboya find when they went to the provision center?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Dr. Feher?

2. How did life in the ghetto affect Mother?

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

4. How did the family handle Lujza's death?

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

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

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

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

9. How did Iboya's work affect the family?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Two characters, Lujza and Dr. Feher, commit suicide rather than face the horrific nature of the times. What separates the characters who endure and the characters who fold? How does Siegal address this difference? Using examples from the text, describe the difference between survivors and the people who killed themselves.

Essay Topic 2

Piri's mother is the hero of the book, as she gives without thinking of herself, and her only selfishness is the early decision to keep the family together. How does Piri reflect the influence of her mother, her grandmother, and Babi? Who else exerted a strong influence on Piri so that her writing and her description of herself reflect it?

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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