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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. What does a young girl do during a riot?

2. What does Elli's father show her in the basement?

3. Elli thinks her mother's favorite child is _______________.

4. What does the town crier announce concerning Jews and socialization?

5. During selection, to what side do the guards send Aunt Serene?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the mood when the women smell gas behind closed doors?

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

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

6. What happens to the prisoners when they arrive at Auschwitz?

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

8. Why does Dr. Mengele tell Laura that Elli needs her more than Aunt Serene does?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura faced numerous conflicts, both internally and externally. What were her greatest conflicts, and whom did they most affect?

Essay Topic 2

What was the greatest internal conflict a concentration camp prisoner faced? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How did the chapters' titles shape the overall message of the book?

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