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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Elli's father react to Bubi's story from the middle of the night?
(a) Bubi's father cries.
(b) Bubi's father keeps him at home.
(c) Bubi's father ignores him.
(d) Bubi's father makes plans.

2. What do the guards do with all the Jews' books, documents, and photos?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Sort them into piles.
(c) Put them in boxes.
(d) Collect them.

3. The night before the men are to leave for work camp, what does Laura pack for their trip?
(a) Reading materials.
(b) Food and other supplies.
(c) Extra shoes and socks.
(d) Shirts and warm pants.

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

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

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

7. For what are the women punished at Auschwitz?
(a) Talking to guards.
(b) Not cleaning their rooms enough.
(c) Sabotage.
(d) Sleeping too much.

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

9. Who is Pinhas?
(a) A boy who helps Elli's family.
(b) A popular cook in the ghetto.
(c) A boy who likes Elli.
(d) A kind guard in the ghetto.

10. When the guards force the women outside for roll call, what does Elli wish she had thought about earlier?
(a) Keeping her food.
(b) Wearing her shoes.
(c) Bringing a blanket.
(d) Taking a hat.

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

12. How far is Nagymagyar from Elli's home?
(a) A hundred millimeters.
(b) A nautical mile.
(c) Fourteen kilometers.
(d) Nine kilometers.

13. 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.

14. How does Elli's planned meeting with Jansci occur?
(a) They are very nervous.
(b) It never occurrs.
(c) It goes well.
(d) They have nothing to talk about.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Elli feel as she travels away from Auschwitz?

2. As a young girl screams, what do the female prisoners begin to smell?

3. After the women are driven into a room at Auschwitz, what happens to them?

4. What surrendered possession bothers Elli the most?

5. For what does Old Mr. Stern pray?

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