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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elli's father show her in the basement?

2. Who is head of the barracks and inmates at Auschwitz?

3. What does Aunt Celia do on June 9 and 10?

4. As a young girl screams, what do the female prisoners begin to smell?

5. What do Elli and Laura do on June 9 and 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the failed date with Jansci affect Elli?

3. From Elli's father's stance on ambition, what do readers learn about him?

4. Describe Laura's "lack of affection."

5. What does Elli's father spend his last night doing before he leaves for a labor camp, and what does this tell readers about him?

6. What is the mood when the women smell gas behind closed doors?

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

8. Why does Elli's father become like "a statue of stone" as the family prepares for Nagymagyar?

9. Why is the first chapter titled "The City of My Dreams"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura faced numerous conflicts, both internally and externally. What were her greatest conflicts, and whom did they most affect?

Essay Topic 2

How did the incremental changes Jews faced during World War II ultimately lead to the destruction of many Jews?

Essay Topic 3

Considering Jewish beliefs and customs, what were purposeful and degrading rituals at concentration camps?

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