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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. Why does the family wait at their home after the war?
(a) To see their friends return.
(b) To see if father returns.
(c) To unearth their neighbors' belongings.
(d) To find their buried belongings.

2. What happens to those who remain in the infirmary longer than three weeks at Auschwitz?
(a) They are given easier work.
(b) They are put back in the barracks.
(c) They are taken to a different camp.
(d) They are "removed."

3. What is Laura's assignment at Waldlager?
(a) Cleaning the stables.
(b) Organizing clothes.
(c) Scrubbing the floors.
(d) Working in the kitchen.

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

5. In "Herr Zerkubel" how are the women sorted?
(a) By height.
(b) By age.
(c) By weight.
(d) By hair and eye color.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is discovered when the women arrive at Camp Landsberg?

2. Why does Laura put a piece of cloth around Bubi's head?

3. A local woman thinks that Elli is __________years old.

4. How does Elli get Laura out of the infirmary?

5. What convinces Elli of her father's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is sad concerning Laura and Elli's work on leveling a hillside in preparation of construction?

2. What is Elli's internal conflict about making parts for German aircraft?

3. Why does Elli's dream convince her that her father is dead?

4. Why do Elli, Bubi, and Laura vow never to separate again?

5. Why are the military guards so confused at Augsburg, and what does this say about Elli's condition?

6. What do the events from the chapter "Mommy, There's a Worm in Your Soup" demonstrate?

7. What does the interaction between Bubi and Laura at the Muhldorf train station show readers?

8. Why does Elli feel so different about her town after the war?

9. What makes traveling to Auschwitz so difficult?

10. What do the women's sleeping arrangements at Auschwitz demonstrate about their treatment?

(see the answer keys)

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