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Gerda Weissmann Klein

All But My Life Quiz

Gerda Weissmann Klein
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All But My Life Quiz

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1)

In the Spring of 1941, where are all Jews in Gerda's town forced to go? (from Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10)

Trade School.
College.
Work Camps.
The Jewish Ghettos.
2)

Why does Gerda begin to convulse in the hospital? (from Part 3: Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Epilogue)

She is very cold and cannot control her body.
She is finally able to vent emotions that have been pent up.
She is very sick.
After her experience, the doctors make her nervous.
3)

Where do the Weissmanns live in the Jewish Ghetto? (from Part 1: Chapters 11 and 12)

In a small crowded apartment with another family.
In a large townhouse.
Over looking the river.
In a shatty town.
4)

How does Gerda feel about living in the Jewish Ghetto? (from Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10)

Glad her parents will be with her.
Relieved that she will not be going to a concentration camp.
Angry for being robbed of her life.
Nervous and angry she is forced to move.
5)

Where is Helene forced to go as the chapter ends? (from Part 1: Chapters 11 and 12)

To go to Russia.
To march into the woods.
To a death camp.
Home to take care of her husband.
6)

What does Gerda do with the note? (from Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4)

Keeps it as evidence.
She tears it up before she reads it.
Gives it to Ilse.
Frames the note.
7)

How long has it been since Gerda was allowed to take a bath? (from Part 3: Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Epilogue)

Three days.
Five days.
Two years.
Three years.
8)

What does Gerda have to completely relearn? (from Part 3: Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Epilogue)

How to breathe.
Moving her arms.
How to walk.
Moving her feet.
9)

What is Gerda's new destiny? (from Part 2: Chapters 1 and 2)

She will reunite with her family.
She will marry Abek.
The war is over and she will be free.
She will soon be transported to another camp.
10)

How many Jewish families are left in the Ghetto? (from Part 1: Chapters 11 and 12)

500 families.
1000 families.
250 families.
50 families.
11)

What kind of hope does Frau Kugler give Gerda? (from Part 2: Chapters 9 and 10)

That other Germans will be kind to her.
That she will see Gerda again.
That the war will end soon.
The hope that not all Germans are cruel.
12)

Why does Mrs Berger slap one of the girls? (from Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4)

To establish her authority among the lower ranked Jewish women.
To prove herself to the Germans.
To enjoy violence.
She never slaps anyone.
13)

What type of job is Gerda given in the work camp? Does she enjoy the work? (from Part 1: Chapters 11 and 12)

She cooks for the camp; no.
She sews clothing; yes.
Desposes of trash; no.
Gerda works in the garden; yes.
14)

Although Germany seems to be under siege, what do all the prisoners and SS guards continue to do? (from Part 2: Chapters 11 and 12)

March onward.
Running the concentration camp.
Their cruelty towards women.
Kill girls.
15)

Where does Gerda spend most of her time before she is sent away? (from Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10)

With Erika at her house.
Her family's old home.
With her father in his study.
Her family's garden.
16)

How does Abek look when Gerda is finally allowed to see him? (from Part 2: Chapters 7 and 8)

Pale and weak.
Depressed and sad.
Very happy because he is near her.
Strong.
17)

As the girls approach ________, bombs are falling on the city. (from Part 2: Chapters 11 and 12)

Dresden.
Klooga.
Grini.
Henzert.
18)

By 1943, how long has it been since the Germans invaded Poland? (from Part 2: Chapters 5 and 6)

13 years.
1 year.
4 years.
10 years.
19)

At this point, as they march through the snow, what is the collective thought among the girls as the days pass by? (from Part 2: Chapters 13, 14 and 15)

The guards will slowly kill them all.
They will all soon be dead.
They will soon be free.
There is no return to a normal life.
20)

What does Kurt send to Gerda while she is in the hospital? (from Part 3: Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Epilogue)

A marriage proposal.
A letter with crushed flowers.
A journal.
Bouquet of flowers.
21)

What makes Gerda rethink rejecting the offer? (from Part 2: Chapters 1 and 2)

She does not wish to go to a death camp.
She does not wish to be locked up in a camp.
She may has gotten to know Abek better.
Working in Sosnowitz might have been a chance of freedom.
22)

To Gerda's surprise and joy, who is at the new camp? (from Part 2: Chapters 7 and 8)

Frau Kugler, Mrs. Berger, Suse, and many of the other girls from Bolkenhain.
Her brother.
Her friend Erika.
Her mother and father.
23)

What is Gerda's new work assignment? (from Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4)

She count jewelry.
She works in accounting.
She has to learn to weave.
She must dig graves.
24)

Why is Abek hurt by Gerda's hug? (from Part 2: Chapters 7 and 8)

She refuses to hug him.
She kisses him instead.
It lacks passion and love.
Gerda does not look at Abek as she hugs him.
25)

Why are Erika's mother and little brothers treated in this way by the soldiers? (from Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10)

In an attempt to dehumanize the Jews and their deaths.
They escape before having to confront the Nazis.
They were treated very kindly by the Germans.
Because Erika's mother is a single woman who cannot defend herself.
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