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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 time do Elli and Laura take a daily lunch break?
(a) Noon.
(b) 11:00 a.m.
(c) They never receive a lunch break.
(d) 1:30 p.m.

2. After discussing Elli's age, what does the local woman do as she leaves?
(a) She makes the sign of the cross.
(b) She hugs Elli.
(c) She cries.
(d) She pats Elli.

3. What do Elli and Laura do the night before the scheduled decimation?
(a) Give away their blankets.
(b) Eat their reserves.
(c) Read a prayer book.
(d) Sleep extra.

4. Why does the family wait at their home after the war?
(a) To find their buried belongings.
(b) To see if father returns.
(c) To unearth their neighbors' belongings.
(d) To see their friends return.

5. When the train from Muhldorf pulls into a station at noon, what do the guards tell the prisoners?
(a) To lie to locals about their situations.
(b) To come to the window of the cars for hot soup.
(c) To stay on the trains.
(d) To steal food if they want some.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the train, why could a girl not see?

2. What happens the day the food arrives early at Laura and Elli's work?

3. Later, after she has the clothes for a bit, how does Elli feel in her new clothes she receives at Augsburg?

4. What is Elli's punishment for retrieving her coat?

5. After the women's first night at Augsburg, how do the women react to their treatment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes traveling to Auschwitz so difficult?

2. Why does the entire barrack stay up at night reading a prayer book?

3. Why does Elli call her and her mother's reunion a "divine miracle"?

4. What is Elli's internal conflict about making parts for German aircraft?

5. What is the difficulty the women face after the group of men and women from the uprising are killed?

6. What is the importance of Laura keeping her handkerchief?

7. What is significant about Elli's tattoo at Auschwitz?

8. At first, how do the military guards treat the women, and how do the women respond at Augsburg?

9. What is sad concerning Laura and Elli's work on leveling a hillside in preparation of construction?

10. What would lead the local woman to believe Elli is "sixty or sixty-two" years old?

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