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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. After the train from Muhldorf pulls into a station at noon, how does Laura behave?

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

3. What does the family see on April 7, 1951?

4. When the train from Muhldorf pulls into a station at noon, what do the guards tell the prisoners?

5. How does Elli feel about completing a complex part for her work at Augsburg?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What makes traveling to Auschwitz so difficult?

5. Why does the family make plans to leave their home town?

6. Why does Elli jump on the guard's back?

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

8. What are Elli's confused feelings when the women learn about the attempted uprising?

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

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

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 Laura's sporadic interactions with her extended family contribute to the terrors of the concentration camps?

Essay Topic 3

What were the greatest symbols throughout the book?

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