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

2. What do the aunt and cousins say about Elli and her mother's reaction to their first serving of food at Auschwitz?
(a) To send it back to the kitchen.
(b) To throw it away.
(c) To try eating more again.
(d) To give it to them.

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

4. 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) Resting his eyes.
(c) Preparing food.
(d) Reading the Talmud.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What future plans does Elli have for Budapest?

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

3. How does Elli handle being forced to wear the yellow star?

4. What purpose does the river in town often serve?

5. After their showers at Auschwitz, what do Elli and her mother desperately want?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the start of her story, how do Elli's actions as her life starts to change indirectly describe her?

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

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

4. What does Elli's relationship with Jansci bring to her life?

5. From Elli's father's stance on ambition, what do readers learn about him?

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

7. Why do soldiers make members of the ghetto surrender all books, documents, and photos?

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

9. Why does Elli and her mother go to the cemetery before leaving for the ghetto?

10. What honesty does the chapter "Teen Vanity" bring to the book?

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