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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 nurse.
(b) A boy, passing himself off as a female.
(c) A nun.
(d) A large eighteen-year-old girl.

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

3. What does Elli's father show her in the basement?
(a) Where to keep her poetry and money.
(b) Where he hid her yellow bicycle.
(c) Where to hide from soldiers.
(d) Where he buried the family's valuable jewelry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What place does Elli describe as "the most notorious forced labor camp in Poland"?
(a) Plaszow.
(b) Gross-Rosen.
(c) Ohrdruf.
(d) Soldau.

11. What does Elli do with her poetry journal when she sees a young mother denied possession of a single photo?
(a) Burns it.
(b) Puts it between layers of bedding.
(c) Places it under her shirt.
(d) Hides it.

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

13. What do Elli and her mother do with their first serving of food at Auschwitz?
(a) Give it to their cousins.
(b) Vomit.
(c) Throw it away.
(d) They never receive it.

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

15. How long does it take Elli to arrive at Auschwitz?
(a) Two days.
(b) Four nights.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

1. The night before they are to leave for work camp, what is Elli's final image of her father?

2. What future plans does Elli have for Budapest?

3. Why do Elli, her mother, aunt, and two cousins form a group at mealtime?

4. Where are many families sleeping in "The Ghetto"?

5. During selection, what warning does Elli receive?

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