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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 12-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Elli return to her school after the schools are closed?
(a) To get her personal belongings.
(b) To get her final report and diploma.
(c) To clean the school.
(d) To say goodbye to everyone.

3. What purpose does the river in town often serve?
(a) A tourist attraction.
(b) Watering herds of animals.
(c) Washing laundry.
(d) Fish, for food.

4. What future plans does Elli have for Budapest?
(a) To do research there.
(b) To attend medical school there.
(c) To marry there.
(d) To live there while she attends seminary.

5. At the start of the book, how does Elli spend her days?
(a) Helping her father at the restaurant.
(b) Sitting at home with her mother.
(c) Reading and writing for school.
(d) In typical pursuits of young girls of her age.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Bonnie and Elli go to swim?

2. What surrendered possession bothers Elli the most?

3. When Elli returns to her school, what award does she learn she received?

4. Under what conditions does Elli leave her school?

5. What is the setting as the story opens?

(see the answer key)

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