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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. On their first meeting, what kind of food does Victor give Lale?
(a) An apple.
(b) A slice of cheese.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A sausage.

2. What does Lale notice about the tops of the fences at the camp?
(a) They are sharpened to points.
(b) They are painted bright gold.
(c) They are electrified.
(d) They are equipped with speakers.

3. What does Lale have stashed inside his jacket pocket?
(a) Money.
(b) False papers.
(c) Extra food.
(d) Photographs of his family.

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

5. What is another name for Gypsy?
(a) Poles.
(b) Romany.
(c) Slovs.
(d) Frogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nadya?

2. What day of the week is Lale usually able to see Gita?

3. What is the purpose of Block 10?

4. What does Baretski do when he sees prisoners resting on the ground?

5. What job does Gita perform where she works?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the man in the white coat and why is Lale afraid of him?

2. What group of people wear the green triangle and what kind of people are they?

3. Before their experience at the camp, how would the Romany's and Lale feel about each other?

4. What do the Sonderkommando and Lale have in common?

5. What is the irony of the meaning of Nayda's name?

6. What is the significance of a four-leaf clover?

7. Why does Gita not tell Lale that her family has been killed?

8. Why is Lale assigned a "minder" by the name of Baretski?

9. Who is Jakub and why does Lale tell him that he will do well at Auschwitz?

10. Why does Lale believe he and Gita have a future?

(see the answer keys)

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