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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. On the night of Laura's injury at Auschwitz, what does Elli do?

2. What is Elli, Laura and Bubi's home like after the war?

3. Immediately following their freedom, how does a man who spoke Yiddish help?

4. What is Laura's assignment at Waldlager?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Elli want to sing the American national anthem when she arrives at the Statue of Liberty?

3. What are Elli's mixed feelings concerning her new clothes at Augsburg?

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

5. What is significant about Elli's tattoo at Auschwitz?

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

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

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

9. Why does the arrival of an SS guard change the women's conditions at Augsburg?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the chapters' titles shape the overall message of the book?

Essay Topic 2

What was Elli's mood at the start of her story? How did her mood change?

Essay Topic 3

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

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