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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. How many books are in the library that Dita is put in charge of?

2. What was Dita's father's occupation?

3. What langauges does Dita speak that allowed her to become an assistant in Block 31?

4. Who is Dita's friend in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

5. When was Hirsch deported to the Terezin ghetto?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Dita describe Professor Morgenstern?

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

4. What does Mengele say and do when he confronts Dita in Chapter 3?

5. What did Hirsch tell a defender who lost a soccer match because he allowed a Nazi to get past him?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Dita overhear in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Literature is categorized by genres. Why is the genre of the novel not biography or realistic fiction? What is the genre of the novel?

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