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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. Where are many families sleeping in "The Ghetto"?

2. How does Bubbi's father react when he sees the story later in the papers?

3. After finding their cousins, where are Laura and Elli directed?

4. How does Bubi react to the news from the town crier?

5. Whom does Elli's family share a house with in "The Ghetto"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elli refuse to go out in her town?

2. What happens to the prisoners when they arrive at Auschwitz?

3. What is ironic about the guards telling the prisoners to leave their possessions on the cattle cars?

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

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

6. Why is Bubi's reaction to the law concerning yellow stars typical of his personality?

7. Why would Bubi's father ignore his story concerning Budapest?

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

9. What is Bubi's relationship with other people?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What overall message did Bitton-Jackson convey to readers?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the impact Livia Bitton-Jackson's book has on readers and society. What is the impact of books written by Holocaust survivors?

Essay Topic 3

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

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