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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Nadya's family?
(a) They have died of typhus.
(b) They have left her because they did not agree with her political views.
(c) They were not captured and are living in France
(d) They are living in another block.

2. How does Lale feel about women?
(a) He loves them all.
(b) He cannot stand them.
(c) He is afraid of them.
(d) He is jealous of them.

3. What does Jakub say to Lale that causes Lale to respond?
(a) "I hate you."
(b) "I'm very hungry."
(c) "I have lots of money."
(d) "I can help you."

4. How does Cilka react when she is with Schwarzhuber?
(a) She is happy because she is warm and kept from death.
(b) She stares into nothing feeling numb.
(c) She is so angry that she cries constantly.
(d) She plots against Schwarzhuber, planning his murder.

5. What does the Kapo of Gita's block ask for in return for the favor Gita asks?
(a) $500.
(b) 6 pieces of silver.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) 2 rubies.

6. What group does Lale struggle the most with having to tattoo?
(a) Middle-aged women like his mother.
(b) Old men.
(c) Young boys.
(d) Elderly women.

7. Where was Lale born?
(a) Berlin, Germany.
(b) Krompachy, Slovakia.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Krakow, Poland.

8. What classification do Victor and Yuri fall into?
(a) They are Jewish prisoners.
(b) They are political enemies of Germany.
(c) They are paid laborers.
(d) They are gypsy workers.

9. What do Gita and the girls look for in the grass?
(a) Edible mushrooms.
(b) Four-leaf clovers.
(c) Lost coins.
(d) Wild strawberries.

10. What request does Baretski have of Lale in Chapter 12?
(a) A request for Lale to procure extra rations for Baretski to give to his girlfriend.
(b) A request for Lale to share Gita with him.
(c) A request for Lale to get together a soccer team for a competition.
(d) A request for Lale to find Baretski a girlfriend.

11. What has happened to Gita's parents?
(a) They converted to Catholicism to escape persecution.
(b) They escaped to America.
(c) They have been killed.
(d) They are still living in Gita's childhood home.

12. What kind of clothes do Lale and the other prisoners put on after arriving at camp?
(a) Heavy woolen underwear.
(b) Russian army uniforms and boots.
(c) Blue denim overalls
(d) Dark red coats.

13. What is Pepan's native country?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

14. What does Gita do for Mrs. Goldstein?
(a) Gita smuggles Mrs. Goldstein out of camp to safety.
(b) Gita writes letters to politicians to secure Mrs. Goldstein's release from camp.
(c) Gita gets Lale to pay the kapo into letting Mrs. Goldstein empty the toilet buckets.
(d) Gita gives Mrs. Goldstein lots of money so she can bribe her way out of work.

15. How is Cilka different from other women prisoners?
(a) Cilka wears make-up and jewelry.
(b) Cilka is allowed to bathe every day.
(c) Cilka is over six feet tall.
(d) Cilka still has long, flowing hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job is Gita assigned to do after being ill?

2. What country is Gita from?

3. What does Lale do with his extra rations?

4. What country is Jakub from?

5. What does Lale notice about the tops of the fences at the camp?

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