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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. In "Herr Zerkubel" how are the women sorted?

2. During the women's first night at Augsburg, how do guards feed them?

3. When Elli arrives at Auschwitz the second time, what does she realize?

4. What happens to those who remain in the infirmary longer than three weeks at Auschwitz?

5. After the women waited to travel from Plaszow, what news do they receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Elli and Laura do with the saved soup? Why?

2. Why does Elli call her and her mother's reunion a "divine miracle"?

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

4. Why does the arrival of an SS guard change the women's conditions at Augsburg?

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

6. Why do Elli, Bubi, and Laura vow never to separate again?

7. What does the interaction between Bubi and Laura at the Muhldorf train station show readers?

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

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

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

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

How did Laura's sporadic interactions with her extended family contribute to the terrors of the concentration camps?

Essay Topic 3

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

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