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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Gerda in despair at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Ilse has died.
(b) She thinks Abek is dead.
(c) She has not heard from her mother.
(d) Her letter to her father in returned unopened.

2. What makes Gerda rethink rejecting the offer?
(a) She may has gotten to know Abek better.
(b) She does not wish to go to a death camp.
(c) She does not wish to be locked up in a camp.
(d) Working in Sosnowitz might have been a chance of freedom.

3. What type of waltzes did they listen to on the trip?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Viennese.

4. What news does Gerda's family receive in mid October?
(a) The allies do not wish to help them.
(b) Their family has been killed.
(c) The Germans have been defeated.
(d) All men between fifteen and sixty must register.

5. What do Mr. Pipersberg and Gerda's father have in common?
(a) Their children were going to marry.
(b) They wish to buy a paper company.
(c) They were interested in purchasing a fur factory.
(d) They teach at the same college.

Short Answer Questions

1. During her errands, who does Gerda get angry with?

2. What happens to Mr. Pipersberg once he returns to the Weissmann home?

3. Why is she angry with this person?

4. How many Jews are left in Gerda's village?

5. After being separated from her mother, Gerda is sent to what town?

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