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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the overall living conditions in "The Ghetto" for Jewish families?
(a) They are comfortable and happy.
(b) They know no one, and the place is filthy.
(c) They are under heavy guard with limited space.
(d) The families steal from each to survive.

2. During selection, what warning does Elli receive?
(a) To dye her hair blonder.
(b) To keep her nails clean.
(c) To steal food.
(d) To say she is sixteen.

3. 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) All Jews are to stay inside during the day.
(d) Jews are not to speak to Christians.

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

5. The night before they are to leave for work camp, what is Elli's final image of her father?
(a) Him kissing her goodbye.
(b) Only the shape of him riding away.
(c) Laura hugging him.
(d) Him patting Bubi.

6. Whom does Elli's family share a house with in "The Ghetto"?
(a) Golub.
(b) Flohr.
(c) Glick.
(d) Blumenfeld.

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

8. Where do Laura and Elli visit before they traveled to Nagymagyar?
(a) The cemetery.
(b) The river.
(c) The school.
(d) The synogogue.

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

10. 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.

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

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

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

14. What does Aunt Celia do on June 9 and 10?
(a) Takes more blankets.
(b) Beats a guard.
(c) Steals food from the kitchen.
(d) Trades places with another woman.

15. What are Suri and Hindi doing on June 9 and 10?
(a) Hiding their mother.
(b) Searching for girls to trade places.
(c) Stealing warm clothes.
(d) Tricking a guard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bubbi's father react when he sees the story later in the papers?

2. Who largely packs for Nagymagyar?

3. When Elli sees her reflection on June 3, what is her reaction?

4. What do Elli and her mother do with their first serving of food at Auschwitz?

5. Why does Laura hate leaving her sister behind at Auschwitz?

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