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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 35 through 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bubi manage to return from Budapest after the story breaks in the papers?
(a) Bubi returns on his own.
(b) Bubi doesn't return.
(c) Another father from the town helps Bubi.
(d) Bubi's father gets him.

2. What does Elli do with her poetry journal when she sees a young mother denied possession of a single photo?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Places it under her shirt.
(c) Puts it between layers of bedding.
(d) Hides it.

3. How do many families cook in "The Ghetto"?
(a) They did not cook.
(b) With a grill.
(c) In an oven.
(d) Over an open fire.

4. At the start of the book, why do the Hungarian police bother Elli's family?
(a) The police know that Bubi is smart.
(b) The police have complete control over the Jewish population.
(c) The police know the family has hidden money.
(d) The police do not like Elli's father.

5. What story does Bubbi tell his family in the middle of the night?
(a) Nazi soldiers in Budapest.
(b) The war ending.
(c) Hungarian police leaving their town.
(d) Hitler coming to their town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Elli and Laura first notice about "The Ghetto"?

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

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

4. How does Elli's father react to Bubi's story from the middle of the night?

5. What bothers Elli the most concerning her surrendered possession?

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