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

2. Why was Piri expelled from school?

3. What was Iboya's job?

4. How had Lilli and Lajos been sent away?

5. Iboya volunteered for _______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Dr. Feher?

2. Why did Piri and Iboya end up running the household themselves?

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

4. Describe the Zionist meetings Piri attended.

5. Describe the trip mother took on Manci's behalf.

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

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

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

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

10. Where were the Jews concentrated by the Germans?

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

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.

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