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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Gerda and Helene do to make money?
(a) Knit apparel.
(b) Create paintings.
(c) Make buttons.
(d) Make hats.

2. At this point, as they march through the snow, what is the collective thought among the girls as the days pass by?
(a) They will all soon be dead.
(b) There is no return to a normal life.
(c) The guards will slowly kill them all.
(d) They will soon be free.

3. One day someone throws the girl in front of Gerda a piece of bread. A guard sees the girl pick up the bread and starts interrogating everyone around her. Why is Gerda beaten by the guard?
(a) Gerda stands up for the girl.
(b) She is not beaten.
(c) Because Gerda does not know who threw the bread.
(d) Gerda kicks the guard for threatening the girl.

4. How old is Gerda when the book begins?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

5. What does Frau Aufsicht make several girls do for her entertainment?
(a) Tortures them.
(b) Pull her around in a child's wagon while cracking her whip on their backs.
(c) Makes them stand outside naked for hours.
(d) Makes the girls wait on her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gerda's brother's name?

2. After being separated from her mother, Gerda is sent to what town?

3. Which of the Jewish population is virtually gone?

4. As planes fly over them, what is the general feeling among all the girls at the camp?

5. Does it seem likely the Weissmanns will be shipped out of Poland?

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