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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 71 through 100.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Elli not have the chance to graduate?
(a) Schools would not give Jewish children diplomas.
(b) The guards would not let her walk in public.
(c) All schools are closed.
(d) She is too upset about Bubi.

2. Why does Elli's father think ambition is a desirable trait?
(a) Ambition shows you care.
(b) Ambition gives others confidence.
(c) Ambition can make a person accomplish more.
(d) Ambition makes others like you.

3. How do Laura and Elli plan to travel to Nagymagyar?
(a) On the final cart.
(b) In a car.
(c) On a big train.
(d) On a horse.

4. What do the aunt and cousins say about Elli and her mother's reaction to their first serving of food at Auschwitz?
(a) To send it back to the kitchen.
(b) To give it to them.
(c) To throw it away.
(d) To try eating more again.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After their showers at Auschwitz, what do Elli and her mother desperately want?

2. What does Elli do with her poetry journal when she sees a young mother denied possession of a single photo?

3. At Auschwitz, what clothes do the women receive?

4. At the start of the book, how does Elli spend her days?

5. What orders does the family receive on May 20 in regard to traveling?

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