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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his march back to the barracks from work, what does Daniel tell his father?
(a) That Erika is alive.
(b) That he loved him.
(c) To live.
(d) To be strong.

2. Who does Daniel dream of while he is ill?
(a) Mother.
(b) Erika.
(c) Rosa.
(d) Uncle Peter.

3. While Daniel's group is marched to the Canada complex, who is just arriving in Auschwitz?
(a) German Jews.
(b) Polish Jews.
(c) Hungarian Jews.
(d) French Jews.

4. What does Daniel's kapo do after they leave the Canada storehouses?
(a) Punches him.
(b) Beats him.
(c) Winks and kicks him.
(d) Whips him.

5. Where is Daniel and his father marched to next as the Russians approach Auschwitz?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Buchenwald.
(c) Lodz.
(d) Frankfurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karl have that Daniel wants?

2. What does Father tell Daniel when Daniel refuses to help the wounded Nazi?

3. Who's death did Adam witness when he arrives at Auschwitz?

4. While playing in the band at Auschwitz, what does Erika do the first time she sees Daniel?

5. At Auschwitz, what kind of music played as people go to work or to their deaths?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the train ride symbolize in chapter thirteen?

2. What is the role of Karl in the story?

3. Why does Daniel need to see Erika a day after Adam's death?

4. When Daniel attempts to get revenge, why doesn't he feel good?

5. How does Adam's death prove that he lived only for revenge?

6. How do the photographs illustrate the declining conditions for the Jews?

7. What is the significance of Daniel telling Adam, "Anything is better than sitting here like a helpless rabbit."?

8. What convinces Daniel that his mother is dead?

9. How does the author use the train ride to symbolize how the treatment of Jews have further declined?

10. Why is Father such an important character in chapter 12 ?

(see the answer keys)

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