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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. During selection, what warning does Elli receive?
(a) To steal food.
(b) To say she is sixteen.
(c) To dye her hair blonder.
(d) To keep her nails clean.

2. Who is Pinhas?
(a) A popular cook in the ghetto.
(b) A kind guard in the ghetto.
(c) A boy who helps Elli's family.
(d) A boy who likes Elli.

3. How do many families cook in "The Ghetto"?
(a) They did not cook.
(b) With a grill.
(c) Over an open fire.
(d) In an oven.

4. When Elli sees her reflection on June 3, what is her reaction?
(a) She is pleasently surprised.
(b) "I look like a man."
(c) She is shocked.
(d) "That isn't so bad."

5. How does Laura demonstrate affection?
(a) Laura gives lots of hugs and kisses.
(b) Laura writes her children notes.
(c) Laura reads stories at night.
(d) Laura is not demonstrative with affection.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the guards force the women outside for roll call, what does Elli wish she had thought about earlier?

2. How far is Nagymagyar from Elli's home?

3. How long does it take Elli to arrive at Auschwitz?

4. Why does a girl have blood running down her leg?

5. Why does Laura hate leaving her sister behind at Auschwitz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is ironic about the guards telling the prisoners to leave their possessions on the cattle cars?

3. What does the color 'yellow' symbolize in Elli's life?

4. Why does Elli and her mother go to the cemetery before leaving for the ghetto?

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

6. What is Laura's fear as she and Elli leave Auschwitz?

7. What is the irony of Laura's excitement about moving to a work camp?

8. Why do soldiers make members of the ghetto surrender all books, documents, and photos?

9. How do Hindi, Suri Schreiber, and Aunt Celia help Laura and Elli on their first day at Auschwitz?

10. What does the new rule that Jews are not to socialize at all with Christians do to Elli and her family?

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