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

2. What does the family see on April 7, 1951?
(a) The Eiffel Tower.
(b) The Statue of Liberty.
(c) The Constitution of America.
(d) New York.

3. What happens the day the food arrives early at Laura and Elli's work?
(a) Other prisoners steal the food.
(b) Animals eat the food.
(c) The food turns cold.
(d) The food becomes putrid in the hot sun.

4. After the war, how does Laura earn money for food?
(a) Translating papers.
(b) Tutoring students.
(c) Sewing for Russian girls.
(d) Cleaning homes.

5. What is Laura's assignment at Waldlager?
(a) Cleaning the stables.
(b) Scrubbing the floors.
(c) Working in the kitchen.
(d) Organizing clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Laura put a piece of cloth around Bubi's head?

2. Immediately following their freedom, what confuses Elli and the other passengers?

3. The women learn that the civilians killed earlier were part of ___________.

4. During the rainstorm, what does the commander tell the women?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elli's dream convince her that her father is dead?

2. Why are the military guards so confused at Augsburg, and what does this say about Elli's condition?

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

4. What do the women's sleeping arrangements at Auschwitz demonstrate about their treatment?

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

6. What are Elli's mixed feelings concerning her new clothes at Augsburg?

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

8. What are the prisoners reactions to the gunfire and planes in "It's An American Plane"?

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

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

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