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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. How many women were in Sara's block at Stutthof?

2. What did the red triangle on Erika Schneider's arm mean?

3. What did Sara feel toward Cyla?

4. How old was Orli Reichert when she was imprisoned?

5. When was the worst time in Auschwitz according to Sara in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lisette's husband do in Chapter 15?

2. What did Sara say about the term Auschwitz in Chapter 18?

3. Where was Sara lying at the start of Chapter 1 of "Auschwitz: True Tales from a Grotesque Land"?

4. Why were the Germans delighted according to Sara during her trip to Auschwitz?

5. What did Sara say of the process of selection when new people arrived in Auschwitz?

6. How did Cyla change after her time with Taube?

7. Who was Natasha and what did she say to provoke Mengele?

8. How does Sara describe Erika Schneider in Chapter 12?

9. What did Mengele tell Sara to do with Natasha and why?

10. Who did Sara say Orli Reichert saved in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the selection process used by Dr. Mengele for sending people to the gas chambers. Discuss why he used this selection process and discuss the problems with such a method. Use the text and secondary sources to support your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

The editor examines the disturbing memories felt by those who survived the Holocaust, such as Elie Weisel. Many Holocaust witnesses had difficulty telling the story as it happened without distortion. Students should discuss the psychological trauma of such an event and examine survivor's guilt. Students should also discuss why Sara, unlike others, may have decided to draw on her memories to make the story of Auschwitz more believable. Students should use the text and secondary sources to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 3

Fela, who was alone in the camp did not talk much with others, spoke of the sick and persecuted with contempt. Fela decided to do some organizing, which involved stealing bread from the ill and told Sara she had earned it. Students should discuss whether Fela's actions were necessary and whether she had "earned" it, as well as conclude whether Sara was right not to evaluate Fela's behavior given the conditions of Auschwitz. Students should use the text to support their discussion.

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