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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. Who plans to help the family in New York?

2. As the women traveled, what makes them feel better?

3. After the train from Muhldorf pulls into a station at noon, how does Laura behave?

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

5. A local woman thinks that Elli is __________years old.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do other women help Elli with her mother?

3. Why does the family make plans to leave their home town?

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

5. What do the women's sleeping arrangements at Auschwitz demonstrate about their treatment?

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

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

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

9. What would lead the local woman to believe Elli is "sixty or sixty-two" years old?

10. At first, how do the military guards treat the women, and how do the women respond at Augsburg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How was Elli's relationship with her father influential throughout the book? Comment on her actions after his death as well.

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

What was Elli's mood at the start of her story? How did her mood change?

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