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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. Why does the winter seem to be so long?
(a) Gerda wondering where her family is.
(b) She never knows if she will survive to the next day.
(c) This year it is a harsh, cold long winter.
(d) Gerda feels scared about what is to come.

2. Luckily for Gerda and Ilse, they are selected to go to what new camp?
(a) Belzec.
(b) Sonsowitz.
(c) Landeshut.
(d) Lublin.

3. What kind of hope does Frau Kugler give Gerda?
(a) That other Germans will be kind to her.
(b) The hope that not all Germans are cruel.
(c) That the war will end soon.
(d) That she will see Gerda again.

4. Although Germany seems to be under siege, what do all the prisoners and SS guards continue to do?
(a) Running the concentration camp.
(b) March onward.
(c) Kill girls.
(d) Their cruelty towards women.

5. Who brings the news of Arthur's letters?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Peter.
(c) Paul.
(d) Patrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Gerda and Helene vacation the previous summer before the invasion?

2. What happens to Abek's family?

3. What makes Gerda rethink rejecting the offer?

4. What happens to many Jews after Christmas in Poland?

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

(see the answer key)

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