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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. Lajos was accused of ____________.

2. How does Piri characterize the family's Passover dinner?

3. How did the Sanyi's family escape?

4. How has Lilli and Lajos been sent away?

5. What did Dr. Feher give Mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did life in the ghetto affect Mother?

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

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

4. Where did Iboya get work?

5. Describe the conditions at the ghetto.

6. Where were the Jews concentrated by the Germans?

7. How did the political scene change in Hungary?

8. What message did Mother get from Lajos' parents?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Siegal distinguish the memoir genre from the novel? How is 'Upon the Head of a Goat' literary in spite of itself? What novelistic features does 'Upon the Head of a Goat' have (allusions, foreshadowing, symbols, plotting) and how does Siegal make attempts to keep the writing real and urgent and true to life?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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