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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 101 through 142.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the women traveled, what makes them feel better?
(a) The cooling air temperature.
(b) Sleep.
(c) People cheering them on.
(d) Food.

2. The night before the men are to leave for work camp, what does Laura's father spend time doing?
(a) Preparing food.
(b) Resting his eyes.
(c) Talking to his wife.
(d) Reading the Talmud.

3. How does Elli handle being forced to wear the yellow star?
(a) She covers it.
(b) She cries when she goes outside.
(c) She refuses to go out.
(d) She wears it with pride.

4. How does Elli get Laura out of the infirmary?
(a) By making Laura walk.
(b) By carrying her.
(c) With a cart.
(d) With help from other women.

5. During the rainstorm, what does the commander tell the women?
(a) To continue working.
(b) To work faster.
(c) To go inside.
(d) To be quiet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting as the story opens?

2. Why had the woman in charge of the barracks paid a horrible price for her survival?

3. When Elli arrives at Auschwitz the second time, what happens to the bed above Elli and Laura?

4. What does Elli do with her poetry journal when she sees a young mother denied possession of a single photo?

5. What does the town crier announce as forbidden access for Jews?

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