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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay 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 was terribly mean.
(d) She killed other inmates.

2. For what does Old Mr. Stern pray?
(a) Courage and bravery for the men.
(b) Everyone's safe return.
(c) Safety for children.
(d) The long road that lies ahead.

3. What story does Bubbi tell his family in the middle of the night?
(a) Hungarian police leaving their town.
(b) Hitler coming to their town.
(c) The war ending.
(d) Nazi soldiers in Budapest.

4. What does a young girl do during a riot?
(a) Throws tables over.
(b) Screams that someone is killing her mother.
(c) Beats her fists at a guard.
(d) Breaks down a door.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Laura and Elli plan to travel to Nagymagyar?

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

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

4. What is the penalty for Christians who socialize with Jews?

5. How was food distributed at Auschwitz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the prisoners when they arrive at Auschwitz?

2. Why does Aunt Serena become so agitated the night before they leave for work camp?

3. Why would Bubi's father ignore his story concerning Budapest?

4. What does the new rule that Jews are not to socialize at all with Christians do to Elli and her family?

5. Why is Bubi's reaction to the law concerning yellow stars typical of his personality?

6. Why do the guards hit the women who bring blankets outside?

7. What is Laura's fear as she and Elli leave Auschwitz?

8. What does the color 'yellow' symbolize in Elli's life?

9. What is ironic about the guards telling the prisoners to leave their possessions on the cattle cars?

10. What is Elli's fear as she and Laura leave Auschwitz the first time?

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