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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the girls approach ________, bombs are falling on the city.
(a) Henzert.
(b) Grini.
(c) Dresden.
(d) Klooga.

2. On the walk, Gerda is called out by a guard. Gerda thinks she will be shot, but what must she really do?
(a) Threaten other girls to keep going.
(b) Carry other girls.
(c) Move dead bodies.
(d) Be put in the sick car.

3. Two weeks following the arrival of the male soldiers, what is happening around the camp?
(a) Girls are disappearing.
(b) Bombs are being dropped over the camp more and more.
(c) Guards are disappearing
(d) Air-raid alarms are increasing.

4. What are the Polish people hopeful for?
(a) The Germans will leave soon.
(b) That they will be rescued by the Allies.
(c) Their lives will be spared if they barter with the Nazis.
(d) They will be able to get themselves out of the country.

5. In the Spring of 1941, where are all Jews in Gerda's town forced to go?
(a) Trade School.
(b) College.
(c) The Jewish Ghettos.
(d) Work Camps.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Malvine Berger's role in the camp?

2. According to Meister Zimmer, what happens to prisoners who do not work well?

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

4. How old is Gerda when the book begins?

5. What does Arthur say in his letter?

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