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

2. What purpose does the river in town often serve?
(a) Watering herds of animals.
(b) Washing laundry.
(c) A tourist attraction.
(d) Fish, for food.

3. What surrendered possession bothers Elli the most?
(a) A gold locket.
(b) A radio.
(c) A yellow Schwinn.
(d) A grammar book.

4. After a guard takes the young girl during the riot, what do the females hear?
(a) A shot.
(b) A train pulling away.
(c) Her tears.
(d) Guards yelling.

5. After finding their cousins, where are Laura and Elli directed?
(a) To a "bed."
(b) To the infirmary.
(c) To the soup kitchen.
(d) To a "lake."

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Nagymagyar from Elli's home?

2. What is the setting as the story opens?

3. Why does Elli return to her school after the schools are closed?

4. Who largely packs for Nagymagyar?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What reactions does Elli's poetry bring from her parents?

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

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