In the beginning I thought that she was very judgmental of Elli, but after they went through the Holocaust together it seemed like she had more respect toward Elli. I also think that with the memory of her father she might feel like the whole family is together when they are in New York.ģ.Build- Throughout the whole book- I found mommy changed from the beginning of the book to the end. I think that Elli changed her mind when she thought about her father’s dream of Broadway and the tall sky scrapers. 1.Question- On page 162 in paragraph 7- How did Elli and her family find out that their father had died? Were there records kept from the camps because I thought that there was not?Ģ.Judge/Evaluate- On page 215 in paragraph 2- Before when Elli was trying to drive Bubi and her mommy away from America she said things like America will never be home.