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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. The night before they are to leave for work camp, what is Elli's final image of her father?
(a) Only the shape of him riding away.
(b) Laura hugging him.
(c) Him kissing her goodbye.
(d) Him patting Bubi.

2. Why do soldiers order Elli to go to Nagymagyar?
(a) For relocation.
(b) For better schooling.
(c) To live with relatives.
(d) To find Bubi.

3. What do the guards do with all the Jews' books, documents, and photos?
(a) Collect them.
(b) Sort them into piles.
(c) Put them in boxes.
(d) Nothing.

4. How old is Elli as the story opens?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Fourteen.

5. Whom does Elli's family share a house with in "The Ghetto"?
(a) Blumenfeld.
(b) Flohr.
(c) Golub.
(d) Glick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Elli finally place her poetry journal before leaving for the work camps?

2. What are Suri and Hindi doing on June 9 and 10?

3. How was food distributed at Auschwitz?

4. When Elli and Laura arrive at the waiting cart for Nagymagar, why are the soldiers angry?

5. What is the setting as the story opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bubi's reaction to the law concerning yellow stars typical of his personality?

2. What honesty does the chapter "Teen Vanity" bring to the book?

3. What does Elli's relationship with Jansci bring to her life?

4. Why does Aunt Serena become so agitated the night before they leave for work camp?

5. What reactions does Elli's poetry bring from her parents?

6. What is the girl like who oversees the barracks?

7. Why would Bubi's father ignore his story concerning Budapest?

8. At the start of her story, how do Elli's actions as her life starts to change indirectly describe her?

9. Why does Dr. Mengele tell Laura that Elli needs her more than Aunt Serene does?

10. Why do the guards hit the women who bring blankets outside?

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