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

2. What task do the military guards give Elli at Augsburg?
(a) Cooking in the kitchen.
(b) Guarding older women.
(c) Manufacturing parts for German aircraft.
(d) Sewing clothes.

3. When the train from Muhldorf pulls into a station at noon, what do the guards tell the prisoners?
(a) To lie to locals about their situations.
(b) To stay on the trains.
(c) To steal food if they want some.
(d) To come to the window of the cars for hot soup.

4. On the train, why could a girl not see?
(a) She had a needle in her eye.
(b) She stabbed herself.
(c) She was shot in the eye.
(d) She had poison in her eye.

5. What is Elli, Laura and Bubi's home like after the war?
(a) Full of other people's belongings.
(b) Completely torn down.
(c) Exactly as they left it.
(d) Empty except for piles of human excrement.

Short Answer Questions

1. When an SS guard arrives at Augsburg, how does the women's treatment change?

2. The women learn that the civilians killed earlier were part of ___________.

3. At the Muhldorf train station, Elli and Laura lose sight of whom?

4. When Elli arrived at Auschwitz the second time, what are the new barracks like?

5. How does Elli feel in her home town after the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Elli become angry toward her mother after she saved soup for Elli?

3. Why does Bitton-Jackson include great details about the family's trip back to their home?

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

5. What is the importance of Laura keeping her handkerchief?

6. What would lead the local woman to believe Elli is "sixty or sixty-two" years old?

7. How does Laura's life change after the liberation?

8. How do the prisoners behave on the cars that leave from the Muhldorf train station?

9. Why does the entire barrack stay up at night reading a prayer book?

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

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