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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. What part of Christmas disappointed Piri?

2. Who went back with Mother after the holiday?

3. How does Piri say the school routine changed in 1941?

4. Why wasn't Babi impressed that Piri was a favorite of her teacher?

5. Mother was going to inquire into _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Farenc's return to Babi's farm.

2. Where does 'Upon the Head of a Goat' begin?

3. What was strange to Piri about Babi's distrust?

4. Describe Piri's relationship with Farenc.

5. How did Piri's mother react to this encounter with the group of boys?

6. How did Piri communicate with her family in Beregszasz?

7. What conflict does Piri witness?

8. How did current events affect the Passover holiday?

9. Why did Farenc agree to help Piri and her family?

10. Describe the woman mother helped.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate your own reading of 'Upon the Head of a Goat'--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 2

Two characters, Lujza and Dr. Feher, commit suicide rather than face the horrific nature of the times. What separates the characters who endure and the characters who fold? How does Siegal address this difference? Using examples from the text, describe the difference between survivors and the people who killed themselves.

Essay Topic 3

How does Piri handle the fact that her parents were repeatedly asked to send her away from the war, but did not--and paid the price with their own lives? How does Piri overcome the guilt that comes with having survived something the others did not? Even if the guilt is not explicitly mentioned, if you guess that it's there, how does it change your reading of the memoir?

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