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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Gerda and Helene conceal from Julius?
(a) That war will be soon.
(b) Helene's infidelity.
(c) Gerda's pregnancy.
(d) Arthur's fighting.

2. What does Gerda keep to herself?
(a) Some letters are not really Arthur's.
(b) Her sadness and dispair.
(c) The challenges of being with her parents.
(d) Her desire to commit sucide.

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

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

5. How does the family get food?
(a) They go to the store.
(b) A friend brings them food every week.
(c) They still have rations for the government.
(d) They can only buy it on the black market.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about the last letter they receive in the chapter?

2. How old is Gerda when the book begins?

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

4. Which of the Jewish population is virtually gone?

5. What is Gerda's mother's name?

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