The Librarian of Auschwitz Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Antonio Iturbe
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Librarian of Auschwitz Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Antonio Iturbe
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 118 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who was the rabbi who created a Golem?

2. In Chapter 5, how many Jews came to Auschwitz from the Terezin ghetto?

3. In Chapter 13, what type of game does Hirsch remember that he organized between the SS guards and the Jews in Terezin?

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

5. What is the date at the beginning of Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 2, why does Dita worry about the inspection of Block 31?

4. How does Dita describe Professor Morgenstern?

5. How have chlidren's attitudes changed about books now that they are in Auschwitz?

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

7. What did Dita notice when she and her family first arrived in Terezin?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Richard and Ota Keller came to Auschwitz from Prague. What did Richard do in Prague? How are his circumstances very different in the concentration camp? What do his actions reveal about his attitude in Auschwitz? How does Ota have a positive attitude in spite of his circumstances? What is revealed about optimism through the two men?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Some teachers want to teach the children about the realities of life in Auschwitz. Others want to keep the children sheltered from the realities of Auschwitz. Why is there a difference of opinion regarding sheltering the children in Block 31 and exposing them to the realities of Auschwitz? What does the discussion reveal about innocence and preserving innocence?

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