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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 6, what work does Renee do?

2. At the end of Chapter 10, who is the only person that Morgenstern trusts?

3. Where is Viktor Pestek from?

4. Who was the rabbi who created a Golem?

5. What did Dita's father wear at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, why is Renee worried?

2. In Chapter 12, why has Rudi been giving Alice food?

3. How did Dita become involved with the library in Terezin?

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

5. How do Alice Munk and other assistants create writing utensils?

6. At the end of Chapter 10, who does Professor Morgenstern tell Dita can be trusted in Auschwitz?

7. What was Mengele's background?

8. What does Dita overhear in Chapter 7?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Hirsch say when Dita tells him that Mengele is watching her?

10. What do Dita's parents do at Auschwitz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dita is nine when the Nazis take over Prague and 16 when the war ends. What does Dita have to endure during the war? What losses does she experience? How does her outlook on life change? How does her growing maturity help her deal with the difficulties in her life? How does she come of age in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Dita is fearful about being the librarian. Who tells Dita that she is brave? Why does Hirsch tell her that she is brave? Why is Dita brave even though she is afraid?

Essay Topic 3

Renee reluctantly spends time with the SS guard Viktor. Why does Viktor spend time with Renee? Why does Renee spend time with Viktor when she does not like him and she is criticized for being with him? Why would Renee like to hate Viktor? How is hate similar to love? Why does Renee believe that a person does not have a choice to love and hate? What is revealed about relationships through the friendship between Viktor and Renee?

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