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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Josef say his brother did during the war?
(a) Chef.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Factory supervisor.
(d) Commander.

2. What was Minka's best subject in school?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Math.

3. How many people were rounded up from the Astoria the afternoon that Minka and Josek had their date?
(a) 55-150.
(b) 75-125.
(c) 25-40.
(d) 40-75.

4. How many notebooks did Minka's writing fill by the time she was deported?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

5. When Sage goes with a wire to see Josef, what is the phrase that means she needs help?
(a) I have to go to work.
(b) I'm supposed to meet Mary today.
(c) I have a doctor's appointment.
(d) I'm meeting my boyfriend this afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is Josef's hospital gown?

2. How many other couples lived in the apartment that Basia and Rubin shared?

3. Where did Josef meet Sage's mother?

4. Why has Josef been hospitalized?

5. What punishment did the whole block suffer because a new girl turned left instead of right?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sage do when she views her grandmother in the casket?

2. Who was Josef's first choice to ask to kill him?

3. Why did an autograph album make Darija cry while she was working in Kanada?

4. What happened while the soldiers were whipping Aleks?

5. How did Minka and the other women of Auschwitz feel when they saw a bride arrive on a transport?

6. What did Leo's mother dream?

7. Why didn't Minka mind living in the ghetto at first?

8. Why did Minka begin to look forward to working for Franz?

9. How was Minka allowed to continue her education?

10. What does Adam want when he comes bringing Sage lilies?

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