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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. What did Riva's mother plead for the landlady to leave?
(a) The chairs.
(b) The beds.
(c) The stove.
(d) The fridge.

2. What was the name of the young man that came to Riva's house in search of his family?
(a) Henry.
(b) Yahim.
(c) Yulek.
(d) Shmulek.

3. What separated Riva and her cousin?
(a) A fire in one of the houses.
(b) A column of German soldiers headed for the front.
(c) A bomb run by the Soviets.
(d) An attack by Germans on Jews.

4. What was the name of the grandson of Riva's family's landlady?
(a) Henry.
(b) Harry.
(c) John.
(d) Paul.

5. What did Riva agree on in order to adopt her brothers?
(a) To work from home only.
(b) To get a job.
(c) To work for the Child Welfare Department.
(d) To give up any privilege of being a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Riva spend her childhood?

2. How old was Riva in her recollection?

3. What did the marchers described in Chapter 5 demand of the leaders of the ghetto?

4. What happened to the men the Germans harassed?

5. What did the people joining the new organization wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did SS Ghetto commander, Hans Biebow claim?

2. What happened to Riva upon her arrival in Auschwitz according to Chapter 25?

3. What did Riva say would have been easy, according to Chapter 30?

4. What did Riva admit about her relationship with Yulek?

5. What happened to Riva's hand?

6. What orders did Riva and others in the building receive, in Chapter 17?

7. What did Yulek reveal to Riva, in Chapter 20?

8. What did one of the "doctors" tell the guard?

9. What did Riva ask Saba about the yellow star?

10. What did Riva say was ironic, in Chapter 46?

(see the answer keys)

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