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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. When Daniel is ordered out of the freight car, who helps them out of the car?

2. During Daniel's third time on a train, and what does he say he feels?

3. Whom does Daniel talk to about whether or not to join the resistance?

4. What does Daniel feel when he witnessed the bodies being burned in the pit?

5. During his march back to the barracks from work, what does Daniel tell his father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. When Daniel is captured attempting to hide from deportation to Auschwitz, why does he believe the pictures and Erika are right?

4. How does Passover provide hope for the Jewish people?

5. What is the significance of Rosa's words to Daniel about how to carry on?

6. What is the difference between the Americans and the civilians of the Buchenwald in chapter fifteen?

7. Why does Daniel's father weep when he learns that Erika is alive?

8. Why was Buchenwald a good place for the Germans?

9. What purpose does the model SS father serve for the storyline?

10. Why does Adam talk about the horrors of Auschwitz in a matter of fact tone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does Father's quiet wisdom and intelligence help his family survive during their time in Lodz? Be sure to include factual examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of wisdom portrayed in the novel? What character(s) symbolize wisdom?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how after Kristallnacht life became harder for Daniel's family. How does this change and shape the rest of the story? Use the text to support your answer.

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