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

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

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

4. Why does Elli return to her school after the schools are closed?
(a) To get her personal belongings.
(b) To clean the school.
(c) To say goodbye to everyone.
(d) To get her final report and diploma.

5. Why does Elli believe her mother slights her?
(a) Elli is not like Laura.
(b) Elli doesn't like Bubi.
(c) Elli is not pretty.
(d) Elli is too much like her father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Elli thinks her mother's favorite child is _______________.

3. When Elli returns to her school, what award does she learn she received?

4. Where do Laura and Elli visit before they traveled to Nagymagyar?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Laura's "lack of affection."

4. What is the irony of Laura's excitement about moving to a work camp?

5. What does Elli's father spend his last night doing before he leaves for a labor camp, and what does this tell readers about him?

6. What do Elli, her family, and other Jews do when they arrive at the ghetto?

7. What is Bubi's relationship with other people?

8. Why does Elli refuse to go out in her town?

9. Why is the first chapter titled "The City of My Dreams"?

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

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