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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why had the woman in charge of the barracks paid a horrible price for her survival?
(a) She was very thin.
(b) She bribed the guards.
(c) She killed other inmates.
(d) She was terribly mean.

2. How does Elli feel as she travels away from Auschwitz?
(a) Scared.
(b) Tired.
(c) Overwhelmed.
(d) Hopeful.

3. What do Marta Kalman and her mother bring Elli?
(a) Flour, a goose, and eggs.
(b) Flour, duck, and lettuce.
(c) Chicken, eggs, and cornbread.
(d) Salad and dressing.

4. How does Bubi react to the news from the town crier?
(a) Bubi speaks to Christians.
(b) Bubi proudly creates a star.
(c) Bubi goes out during the day.
(d) Bubi shops at the grocery market.

5. Where are many families sleeping in "The Ghetto"?
(a) In tents.
(b) Abandonded buildings.
(c) Outside.
(d) The synagogue.

6. What orders does the family receive on May 20 in regard to traveling?
(a) To wear extra clothing.
(b) To bring only food.
(c) To take only what they can carry.
(d) To take nothing.

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

8. How do other boys react to Bubi's attitude concerning his yellow star?
(a) Other boys shy away from Bubi.
(b) Other boys warn Bubi about his dangerous attitude.
(c) Other boys pick up Bubi's attitude.
(d) Other boys give Bubi money.

9. Where does Elli finally place her poetry journal before leaving for the work camps?
(a) Gives it to Pista Szivos.
(b) Buries it in the synogogue.
(c) Puts it in a trash can.
(d) Leaves it on her bed.

10. How does Bubbi attain good grades in school?
(a) He does extra work.
(b) He doesn't study.
(c) He constantly studies.
(d) He doesn't make good grades.

11. Why do soldiers order Elli to go to Nagymagyar?
(a) To live with relatives.
(b) For better schooling.
(c) To find Bubi.
(d) For relocation.

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

13. What does Elli learn from the town crier?
(a) Jews are not to shop at the grocery market.
(b) All Jews are to wear a yellow cloth star.
(c) Jews are not to speak to Christians.
(d) All Jews are to stay inside during the day.

14. What happens on March 27?
(a) Laura falls ill.
(b) Bubi comes home from Budapest.
(c) Elli's father makes documents for each family member.
(d) Guards order all Jewish residents to give up possessions of value.

15. Under what conditions does Elli leave her school?
(a) With her classmates crying.
(b) With a graduation party.
(c) With little notice.
(d) With taunts referring to her Jewish background.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Nagymagyar from Elli's home?

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

3. How was food distributed at Auschwitz?

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

5. After finding their cousins, where are Laura and Elli directed?

(see the answer keys)

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