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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is special about the last letter they receive in the chapter?
(a) The letter is very long.
(b) The letter is in Arthur's handwriting.
(c) The letter came quickly.
(d) It is scented with Arthur's cologne.

2. How long does it take for Poland to become fully occupied?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 18 days.
(d) 2 years.

3. What does the family learn about Arthur?
(a) He is safe in Russia.
(b) All his friends have been killed.
(c) He is being held in Poland.
(d) He is breaking up with his girlfriend.

4. What happens on the trip?
(a) She falls in love with a boy.
(b) Her brother gets into fights with other vacationers.
(c) Her mother has an affiair with another man.
(d) Her father becomes extremely ill.

5. How do the Weissmanns' non-Jewish neighbors react to the occupation?
(a) They welcome the Nazis and thank them for liberation.
(b) They revolt against the Nazis.
(c) They come to the aide of their Jewish friends.
(d) Many do not know how to react.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Gerda when the book begins?

2. Soon after the invasion, what do all townspeople have to do?

3. What do non-Jewish Polish neighbors shout as the Germans enter the city?

4. How does Gerda's father try to help his children?

5. Why does Gerda's mother keep the note that warns the family of Poland's impending doom?

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