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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Laura hate leaving her sister behind at Auschwitz?

2. What is the setting as the story opens?

3. What do the aunt and cousins say about Elli and her mother's reaction to their first serving of food at Auschwitz?

4. What are the overall living conditions in "The Ghetto" for Jewish families?

5. How do many families cook in "The Ghetto"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Elli, her family, and other Jews do when they arrive at the ghetto?

3. What is ironic about the guards telling the prisoners to leave their possessions on the cattle cars?

4. Describe Laura's "lack of affection."

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

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

7. Why is the first chapter titled "The City of My Dreams"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What overall message did Bitton-Jackson convey to readers?

Essay Topic 2

What role did Bubi have as the only remaining male in his family?

Essay Topic 3

Considering Jewish beliefs and customs, what were purposeful and degrading rituals at concentration camps?

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