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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What signal did Schindler want Stern to use to point out an item of interest to Sedlacek and Babar?
2. What was the reason Oskar usually gave to keep German officers away from his prisoners?
3. What part of Amon Goeth's morning routine is described in Chapter 22?
4. What gift does Oskar bring Amon Goeth at the beginning of Chapter 29?
5. About what did the SS question Helen Hirsch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the Prologue, Goeth and his dinner partners laugh at the image of Oskar in a military uniform, and in Chapter 1 there is only the briefest mention of his military service, and the statement that he abhorred it mostly on the grounds of discomfort. Do you think, then, that Oskar was a combatant during the war? Was his ownership of DEF "military service"? If so, for which side? He did, after all, manufacture enamelware for the German troops.
Essay Topic 2
What message do you think Keneally is trying to convey in this novel? The author chose not to write this as a biography of Schindler, and most novels have an underlying theme or message. What did you come away with after reading this book? What do you think Keneally wanted to convey? Are those the same, or do you think you got something a little different out of the book than Keneally intended? If so, why?
Essay Topic 3
Power--or the lack of it--was a matter of life or death in Schindler's List. Hitler had almost complete control over Germany, of course. What types of power were exhibited in the novel? Did power shift during the course of the story? If so, from what person or group to which person or group?
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