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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. What did Riva's younger brother contract when he was 13?

2. What was Riva's mother's marital status?

3. What was Riva dreading, according to Chapter 1?

4. What were the Jews forced to wear in 1940?

5. Where did Riva spend her childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Nacha refuse to hide when the Germans came to the door?

4. What did Riva do on some Sundays, in Chapter 36?

5. What did Riva say happened at the end of the journey?

6. What did Biebow warn about the Russians?

7. What did the neighbors plan to do, according to Chapter 23?

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

9. What did David Berkenwald do for Riva, in Chapter 18?

10. What happened when Riva was sent to the medical office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Russian advance and analyze the actions of the Nazis.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the contradictions in Nacha's actions and statements regarding the Nazis.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the purpose of the ghettos established by the Third Reich and the conditions suffered by the Jews in the ghettos.

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