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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. What were the names of the two women working in the same position as Sara in Chapter 8?

2. How did Sara say Cyla appeared to be when she went to the infirmary?

3. What were Karola, Sara and others able to hide from the Nazi?

4. Who did Mengele torture in Chapter 23?

5. When was Stutthof opened?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Sara think was naive after living in isolation for two months?

4. What did Sarah say Mengele had the gypsy boy do in Chapter 21?

5. Who was Odette and why was her body hung near the gate of the camp in Chapter 16?

6. Why did Orli Reichert impress Sara?

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

8. Who was Lisette and why did she stop smiling in the summer of 1944?

9. What was Rapportffuhrer SS Taube known for in Auschwitz according to Sarah?

10. What did Sara say hurt her most of all in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Auschwitz: True Tales from a Grotesque Land", Sara examines different types of communists by introducing people who held such beliefs, such as Erika Schneider. Define what it meant meant to be a communist and analyze whether Nazi's fit into this definition. Students should compare different characters in their analysis and use the text and secondary sources to support their conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Mengele singled out a family of midgets, including the children and spouses who had been circus actors in Budapest. Students should examine why Mengele singled them out and also discuss the standards of those who fit into being created "in God's image." Students should use the text and secondary sources to support their discussion.

Essay Topic 3

One day, one hundred rabbis were brought to Auschwitz and were dressed in ceremonial garbs. They spread out into a circle and danced, then started to sing a prayer, known as the Kol Nidrei. Students should discuss the significance of their actions and analyze why Sara decided to include the rabbis in her book.

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