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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 old was Dita when the author contacted her in the Postscript?

2. In Chapter 22, how many Russian prisoners are caught trying to escape?

3. In Chapter 29, how many bodies have to be removed from Dita's hut daily?

4. In Chapter 19, what is Rudi's hut number?

5. In Chapter 23, how many children are in Block 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. In May of 1944, how many more prisoners arrive in Auschwitz?

2. What does Rudi find when he looks for Hirsch in Chapter 19?

3. What is something that Mengele is celebrated for in Chapter 21?

4. Who does Schmulewski want to start an uprising and why?

5. What does Dita discover in Chapter 32 when she goes to find Margit and her father?

6. What does Dita realize about Profess Morgenstern in Chapter 17?

7. What is Ota and Dita's life like?

8. In Chapter 26, what does Renee say about Viktor?

9. What was Margit Barnai's life like?

10. What happens to Viktor Pestek?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts can be external or internal or man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self. What are some conflicts that occur in the book? How would most of the conflicts be classified: man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. self and internal or external conflicts? Which conflicts seem to be the most difficult for characters to deal with?

Essay Topic 2

Professor Morgenstern acts very clumsy during an inspection of Block 31. How does Morgenstern appear to the other prisoners? Why do they think he is absentminded and not very bright? What leads Dita to believe that Morgenstern is very aware of what is going on around him? What does Dita realize about who Morgenstern actually is?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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