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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is head of the barracks and inmates at Auschwitz?
(a) A large eighteen-year-old girl.
(b) A boy, passing himself off as a female.
(c) A nun.
(d) A nurse.

2. When Elli returns to her school, what award does she learn she received?
(a) Honorable Mention.
(b) First place.
(c) She did not receive an award.
(d) Honor Scroll.

3. What happens to the women in the showers at Auschwitz?
(a) They are given soap.
(b) They are sprayed with poison.
(c) They are spashed with hot water.
(d) They are blasted with cold water.

4. When Elli sees her reflection on June 3, what is her reaction?
(a) She is shocked.
(b) She is pleasently surprised.
(c) "I look like a man."
(d) "That isn't so bad."

5. How does Bubbi's father react when he sees the story later in the papers?
(a) He writes the paper a letter.
(b) He doesn't believe the paper.
(c) He considers going to Budapest in search of Bubi.
(d) He calls Bubi at school.

6. How was food distributed at Auschwitz?
(a) In brown bags.
(b) Only in the morning.
(c) At the prisoners' beds.
(d) A single portion to five people.

7. What do Elli and Laura do on June 9 and 10?
(a) Begin work in the kitchen.
(b) Take blankets.
(c) Clean cattle cars.
(d) March away from Auschwitz.

8. Who largely packs for Nagymagyar?
(a) Elli.
(b) Bubi.
(c) Laura.
(d) Aunt Serena.

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

10. Why do Elli, her mother, aunt, and two cousins form a group at mealtime?
(a) To share the food equally.
(b) To prevent other prisoners stealing their clothes.
(c) To stay warm.
(d) To get more bowls of soup.

11. During selection, to what side do the guards send Aunt Serene?
(a) To a factory.
(b) To the right.
(c) To the left.
(d) Back to the cattle cars.

12. As Bubi leaves his mother at Auschwitz, what does she see?
(a) Bubi is starting to cry.
(b) A SS guard knocks him down.
(c) Another prisoner takes his food.
(d) Bubi takes off his shoes.

13. As the guards order women to take their blankets inside, what do they do to the women?
(a) Shoot at them.
(b) Hit them on the head.
(c) Steal their food.
(d) Slap their wrists.

14. How does Elli work in school?
(a) She makes good grades easily.
(b) She is incredibly ambitious.
(c) She does not concentrate well.
(d) She is sloppy in her work.

15. What is the penalty for Christians who socialize with Jews?
(a) Loss of job.
(b) Arrest.
(c) Fine.
(d) Suspended licenses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bubi manage to return from Budapest after the story breaks in the papers?

2. Why does Elli's father think ambition is a desirable trait?

3. What happens on March 27?

4. How does Bubi react to the news from the town crier?

5. During selection, what warning does Elli receive?

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