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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. In Chapter 10, how long do prisoners have to stand in line at the end of the work day?

2. At the end of Chapter 11, how long does it take for the camp to learn that Mr. Tomasek is an informer?

3. In Chapter 15, what does Viktor Pestek give Renee?

4. What was the name of Viktor Pestek's Jewish friend?

5. What are the Russian prisoners wearing at Auschwitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Viktor Pestek's intentions toward Renee?

2. How does Dita describe Professor Morgenstern?

3. Where was Yakub Edelstein taken when he was removed from Terezin and why?

4. When does Dita remember leaving her childhood behind and why?

5. What does Dita learn about Mr. Tomasek in Chapter 11?

6. What is Block 31?

7. In Chapter 11, how is the food the children are served contrasted with the food served in the officers' dining room?

8. In Chapter 10, why is Renee worried?

9. Why does Fredy Hirsch choose Dita to be the librarian at Auschwitz?

10. In Chapter 6, why is no one milling in the doorway of Barrack 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel mostly takes place in concentration camps. What feelings or attitudes does the setting evoke for characters? Is the setting a neutral background, not important to the novel, or does the setting take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Flashbacks are used in the novel. How do flashbacks help readers understand characters and their previous lives? How do flashbacks provide context and contrast the lives of characters in the concentration camp to their previous lives? What purpose do flashbacks serve?

Essay Topic 3

Dita loves books. Why does Dita enjoy books? How does she use books and characters she has read about in her life in Auschwitz? In what way are books an escape for Dita?

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