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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gerda's father try to help his children?
(a) He figures out a way to secure his childrens passage to America.
(b) He gives his children weapons to protect themselves.
(c) He asks his daughter and son to leave with family friends.
(d) He uses his high power job to get them tickets out of Germany.

2. Where did Gerda and Helene vacation the previous summer before the invasion?
(a) Paris.
(b) Bahamas.
(c) Cannes.
(d) Krynica.

3. Why didn't the Weissmanns get out of Poland sooner?
(a) Gerda's mother was extremely sick.
(b) Gerda's mother was pregnant and it would have been too hard on her.
(c) Gerda refused to leave.
(d) Gerda's father was recovering from a heart attack.

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

5. What does Arthur refuse Gerda?
(a) The opportunity to go to a dance.
(b) A chance to meet his girlfriend.
(c) They do not say goodbye.
(d) He refuses to fight.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where will Jewish men have to go?

4. Why do Gerda's brother and father hide in a closet?

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

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