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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. The night before they are to leave for work camp, what is Elli's final image of her father?

2. What does the town crier announce as forbidden access for Jews?

3. When Elli sees her reflection on June 3, what is her reaction?

4. How do other boys react to Bubi's attitude concerning his yellow star?

5. What does Aunt Celia do on June 9 and 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the new rule that Jews are not to socialize at all with Christians do to Elli and her family?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Elli and her mother go to the cemetery before leaving for the ghetto?

8. Why does Elli's father become like "a statue of stone" as the family prepares for Nagymagyar?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What made Elli live "for a thousand years"?

Essay Topic 2

How did the incremental changes Jews faced during World War II ultimately lead to the destruction of many Jews?

Essay Topic 3

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

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