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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. When Elli arrives at Auschwitz the second time, what happens to the bed above Elli and Laura?

2. When the guards give the women new clothes at Augsburg, what does Elli receive?

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

4. When a rainstorm hits suddenly, what are the women doing?

5. When the train traveling from the Muhldorf train station stops near a cornfield, what do many prisoners do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Elli and Laura do with the saved soup? Why?

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

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

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

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

7. What makes traveling to Auschwitz so difficult?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What was the greatest internal conflict a concentration camp prisoner faced? Why?

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