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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. How does the girl change at Beaune-la-Rolande?
(a) She gets sick and becomes weak.
(b) She becomes placid.
(c) She becomes fierce.
(d) She hardens.

2. What does the girl think this predicament has to do with?
(a) The Germans.
(b) Their religion.
(c) The economy.
(d) The yellow stars on their clothes.

3. When does the girl think she will see the boy again?
(a) Never.
(b) That night.
(c) Within a few days.
(d) At the end of the war.

4. How do the girl's parents react when they hear about the boy?
(a) They start a fight, and are beaten.
(b) They are horrified.
(c) They are relieved.
(d) They both pass out.

5. How many Jews were deported from Vel d'Hiv' in July 1942?
(a) 130,000.
(b) 1.3 million.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 1,300.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the girl do to take care of the other children?

3. Where are the people transported to?

4. What does the concierge tell the police?

5. What does the girl do to her brother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does pregnancy mean for Julia?

4. Describe the girl's escape with Rachel.

5. What are conditions like at the location where the buses take the girl and her mother?

6. What happens when the girl and her parents arrive at Beaune-la-Rolande?

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

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

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

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

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