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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. Despite their constant companionship, what happens to Kathleen?

2. What happens If he forgets to do this?

3. What does Eliezer feel about his past?

4. What does Kathleen know when he says he will?

5. Who is Sarah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the doctor tell the protagonist?

2. How does this section begin?

3. What is Eliezer's memory about the train station?

4. Describe the protagonist's story about his teacher.

5. Who arrives before Kathleen? Describe their behavior. How does the protagonist respond to this.

6. Where can Kathleen not reach the protagonist? How does she deal with this?

7. What does the girl tell the protagonist?

8. How do Kathleen and the protagonist feel about one another?

9. What does the protagonist realize he wants to do? How does the girl react?

10. What does Kathleen say, one night when they are in bed together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author's description of the passersby on the street is bleak.

Part 1) Describe these people. Do they look like this in reality? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this foreshadow the feeling of the rest of the novel?

Part 3) Describe a time when your emotions affected your take on your surroundings.

Essay Topic 2

When lying on the ground, the protagonist is reminded of a poem by Dylan Thomas that says, "rage, rage, against the dying of the light."

Part 1) Why might he think of this poem?

Part 2) How does this contrast with his actions and feelings?

Part 3) How does this poem reflect the beliefs of others in the play?

Essay Topic 3

The main character stays and listens to Sarah's story.

Part 1) How is this similar to Kathleen staying in a relationship with the main character?

Part 2) How does her story reveal more details of life in a concentration camp?

Part 3) Compare and contrast Sarah and the main character.

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