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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. How old is Gerda when the book begins?
(a) 19.
(b) 15.
(c) 21.
(d) 13.

2. Does Gerda think of the present situation she lives in?
(a) No, her thoughts are devoid of the present.
(b) No, because she is not very bright.
(c) Yes she contemplates ways to kill soldiers.
(d) Yes. She thinks of ways to escape.

3. Why do Gerda and her friend spend so much time in the town's graveyard?
(a) They know they will soon be dead.
(b) It is the only outside space not taken over by the Nazis.
(c) They dance on the graves of Germans to defy the Nazis.
(d) They visit the graves of their dead friends.

4. What is the family told is happening to Arthur's letters?
(a) Arthur has sent no letters.
(b) They were being kept by his girlfriend.
(c) They are delayed due to censors.
(d) They are being burned.

5. Why is she angry with this person?
(a) They tease her and call her names.
(b) He insults her by making an advance.
(c) She tells her she is not pretty.
(d) He tells her Arthur will never come back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is with Arthur?

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

3. How do the Weissmanns' non-Jewish neighbors react to the occupation?

4. What do the Germans decide to take from Gerda's friend, Ilse?

5. How long does it take for Poland to become fully occupied?

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