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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 does Julius make Gerda promise?
(a) To stay at home with him and Helene.
(b) To go look for her brother.
(c) Not to commit suicide.
(d) To not marry someone she doesn't love.

2. Soon after the invasion, what do all townspeople have to do?
(a) Get tattoos of their names.
(b) They are not pressured to do anything.
(c) They must register with the Nazis.
(d) They must give up all their food.

3. Where does Gerda lose Arthur's present?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Ukraine.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

4. During her errands, who does Gerda get angry with?
(a) The baker.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) The shoemaker.

5. How do the Weissmanns' non-Jewish neighbors react to the occupation?
(a) Many do not know how to react.
(b) They welcome the Nazis and thank them for liberation.
(c) They revolt against the Nazis.
(d) They come to the aide of their Jewish friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Gerda and Helene conceal from Julius?

2. Who does Gerda make sure to say goodbye to before she leaves.

3. Why does the winter seem to be so long?

4. What do Gerda and Helene do to make money?

5. What are the rumors surrounding the men that leave?

(see the answer key)

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