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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. After Elli's last train ride under the German soldiers' control, who is there when the doors open?

2. What time do Elli and Laura take a daily lunch break?

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

4. When Elli arrived at Auschwitz the second time, what are the new barracks like?

5. When the train from Muhldorf pulls into a station at noon, what do the guards tell the prisoners?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Elli jump on the guard's back?

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

3. What makes traveling to Auschwitz so difficult?

4. Why does Elli become angry toward her mother after she saved soup for Elli?

5. Why does Bitton-Jackson include great details about the family's trip back to their home?

6. Why does Elli feel so different about her town after the war?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explore how Elli's father had to leave the family. What impact did her father's leaving have on Elli's life?

Essay Topic 3

How did concentration camp prisoners handle helping each other? Were they more helpful or selfish than under regular life circumstances?

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