I Have Lived a Thousand Years
by Livia Bitton Jackson

Reading Level: 5.1
Number Words: 38,000
Question: 10
Point Value: 6

Question 1
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Ellie is looking forward to joining her brother Bubi:

at the Jewish teacher's seminary
at the local library
at his job as a weaver
for lunch in the park

Question 2
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The Nazis would accuse people of consorting with the enemy:

If they had products from enemy countries
If they sang opera in other languages
If they watched foreign films
If they spoke more than one language

Question 3
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Ellie did not have a graduation ceremony because:

Her school was closed down
She didn't pass
her records were lost
The building was burned by the Nazis

Question 4
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The Jews were told to report to the town hall and:

Bring all their valuables
were given food stamps
were treated kindly and with respect
were shown a movie

Question 5
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Ellie and her mother were separated from the men in their family at:

Auschwitz
Sobibor
Treblinka
Bergen Belsen

Question 6
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Upon at Auschwitz, all able bodied prisoners were:

All of these answers
shorn and stripped
given uniforms
showered

Question 7
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Prisoners who survived one camp were often:

Transferred to another
paid for their work
had their belongings returned to them
allowed to go to town for food

Question 8
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When Ellie realized her clothes had been taken from other Jews, she:

felt like a participant in Nazi crimes
was honored
was delighted
didn'tcare as long as she was comfortable
Question 9
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After rescue by the Americans and a safe return to their hometown:
Mother sold the hidden jewelry and sewed for food
The family bought a store
Mother became a teacher
Ellie went back to school
Question 10
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After receiving a letter from Ellie's uncle, the family:

Sailed to New York
Went to Palestine
wrote back
opened a post office in their town