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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. What does the mother tell the girl?
(a) To run.
(b) To get her coat and get ready to go.
(c) To get her brother and pack some things for him.
(d) To pack her things.

2. What was Vélodrome d' Hiver before it was a holding site for Jews?
(a) A campground.
(b) A race track.
(c) A ghetto.
(d) A stadium.

3. What is Beaune-la-Rolande?
(a) A holding camp.
(b) A ghetto.
(c) A prison.
(d) A concentration camp.

4. What does the girl do to take care of the other children?
(a) Finds food.
(b) Invents games.
(c) Steals from the guards.
(d) Tells stories.

5. Why is Julia Jaramond looking forward to taking over Mame Tézac's apartment?
(a) She will be closer to the center of the city.
(b) She will have a servant.
(c) She will have an office.
(d) She will be in charge of redecorating.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the girl thinks about at her new location?

2. What do the police tell the people?

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

4. How long had the girl been at this new location before she became ill?

5. What promise does the girl make to her brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does pregnancy mean for Julia?

4. What is the opening scene of "Sarah's Key".

5. When and where does "Sarah's Key" take place?

6. How does the narrator say the girl and her mother react differently to the conditions at Beaune-la-Rolande?

7. What restrictions have the Jews had to obey under the Vichy government?

8. Describe the girl and her parents' departure for Beaune-la-Rolande.

9. Describe the girl's escape with Rachel.

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

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