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

2. What is the penalty for Christians who socialize with Jews?
(a) Fine.
(b) Arrest.
(c) Loss of job.
(d) Suspended licenses.

3. During selection, what warning does Elli receive?
(a) To dye her hair blonder.
(b) To steal food.
(c) To keep her nails clean.
(d) To say she is sixteen.

4. What does Aunt Serena do with dishes before leaving on May 2?
(a) Gives them away.
(b) Burns them.
(c) Buries them.
(d) Smashes them.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is head of the barracks and inmates at Auschwitz?

3. Why had the woman in charge of the barracks paid a horrible price for her survival?

4. What does Elli do with her poetry journal when she sees a young mother denied possession of a single photo?

5. Why do soldiers order Elli to go to Nagymagyar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the failed date with Jansci affect Elli?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is the girl like who oversees the barracks?

10. How do Hindi, Suri Schreiber, and Aunt Celia help Laura and Elli on their first day at Auschwitz?

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