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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do the girl and her mother see in the street?
(a) Other political refugees.
(b) Other immigrants.
(c) Other professor's families.
(d) Other Jews.

2. Why is the girl angry with her father?
(a) She resents his powerlessness.
(b) She thinks he is preparing to abandon her.
(c) She wants him to fight for her.
(d) She doesn't think he cares about her brother.

3. What is Bertrand's attitude toward Julia?
(a) Worshipful.
(b) Dismissive.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Respectful.

4. What do the police tell the people?
(a) That they will be killed.
(b) That they have to wait for orders.
(c) That they will be sent to work camps.
(d) That they will be sent home soon.

5. Who proposes to escape?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Geneviève.
(c) The girl.
(d) Jules.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the people transported to?

2. What was Vélodrome d' Hiver before it was a holding site for Jews?

3. How does the girl change at Beaune-la-Rolande?

4. What kind of food and drink did the girl and her mother find at their new location?

5. How is the family transported away from their neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does it happen that two members of the family do not go with the police?

2. How are the girl and her mother treated as they leave the apartment building?

3. What do the girl and her mother take with them when they leave their home?

4. What does Mame Tézac have to do with the events of the Vel d'Hiv' roundup?

5. Describe the girl's escape with Rachel.

6. What does pregnancy mean for Julia?

7. What lead does Julia get for gathering more information about Vel d'Hiv' during her trip there?

8. Where are the girl and her parents sent to, before their final destination?

9. What does the girl do when the girls are separated from their mothers?

10. How does the narrator describe the site of Vel d'Hiv'?

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