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

2. What does Karl give Daniel on his 18th birthday?

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

4. Why is Daniel determined to live?

5. Who is Daniel's first client shortly after he begins his new work detail?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the significance of the author showing the reader how the Germans live?

6. How do the Germans successfully dehumanize the Jews?

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

8. In what ways are the Germans confused about their future plans?

9. How does Daniel's access to a radio symbolize his hope returning?

10. What is the importance of Peter being attacked by the Polish boys even though the war is over?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Rosa and Daniel plan to honor Peter's words and his dying wish? How does this reinforce the theme of love and family?

Essay Topic 2

Describe what the Hitler Youth uniform symbolizes for Daniel and for others.What does the Hitler Youth uniform symbolize and what motivation does Oma Miriam have for creating a fake one for Daniel? How does this effect him and what does it mean for those who wear real ones? Use the text to support your answer. Use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is the importance of the Daniel's family members' deaths? Why is this event an important detail about the Germans' attitude toward Jews? Use the text to support your answer.

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