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

2. What happens the day the food arrives early at Laura and Elli's work?
(a) The food becomes putrid in the hot sun.
(b) Animals eat the food.
(c) Other prisoners steal the food.
(d) The food turns cold.

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

4. What does the town crier announce as forbidden access for Jews?
(a) Sidewalks.
(b) Public buildings.
(c) Schools.
(d) Hospitals.

5. What do Elli and Laura first notice about "The Ghetto"?
(a) No one else obeys orders.
(b) Everyone is crying.
(c) The place is empty except for guards.
(d) Hundreds of people are crammed into a small area.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is head of the barracks and inmates at Auschwitz?

2. When Elli arrives at Auschwitz the second time, what do the inmates receive?

3. How do the guards carry out an act of decimation?

4. What does Aunt Celia do on June 9 and 10?

5. What is Elli's punishment for visiting her mother every morning at the infirmary?

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