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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 101 through 142.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Bubi leaves his mother at Auschwitz, what does she see?
(a) Bubi takes off his shoes.
(b) A SS guard knocks him down.
(c) Another prisoner takes his food.
(d) Bubi is starting to cry.

2. What do Elli and her mother do with their first serving of food at Auschwitz?
(a) Give it to their cousins.
(b) Vomit.
(c) Throw it away.
(d) They never receive it.

3. Who is head of the barracks and inmates at Auschwitz?
(a) A boy, passing himself off as a female.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A nun.
(d) A large eighteen-year-old girl.

4. The night before the men are to leave for work camp, what does Laura's father spend time doing?
(a) Reading the Talmud.
(b) Resting his eyes.
(c) Talking to his wife.
(d) Preparing food.

5. Who largely packs for Nagymagyar?
(a) Laura.
(b) Elli.
(c) Bubi.
(d) Aunt Serena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place does Elli describe as "the most notorious forced labor camp in Poland"?

2. How does Elli handle being forced to wear the yellow star?

3. What purpose does the river in town often serve?

4. How long does it take Elli to arrive at Auschwitz?

5. What are the overall living conditions in "The Ghetto" for Jewish families?

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