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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are Jews forced to give up after the invasion?
(a) their children.
(b) nothing.
(c) all valuables including jewelry, cars and gold.
(d) their pets.

3. After being separated from her mother, Gerda is sent to what town?
(a) Grantez.
(b) Auswitch.
(c) Sosnowitz.
(d) Berlin.

4. Who does Gerda convince to let her visit Abek's family?
(a) Frau Keuger.
(b) A fellow prisoner.
(c) A Militz official.
(d) Mrs. Berger.

5. What is special about the last letter they receive in the chapter?
(a) The letter is in Arthur's handwriting.
(b) It is scented with Arthur's cologne.
(c) The letter came quickly.
(d) The letter is very long.

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

7. What do Helene and Julius give Gerda for her birthday?
(a) A makeup case.
(b) A beautiful dress.
(c) An orange.
(d) A doll.

8. Who is with Arthur?
(a) David.
(b) Dan.
(c) Damon.
(d) Danielle.

9. Who does Gerda make sure to say goodbye to before she leaves.
(a) Niania.
(b) Nacy.
(c) Nan.
(d) Natalie.

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

11. What happens to Mr. Pipersberg once he returns to the Weissmann home?
(a) He is taken to prison.
(b) He is beaten by Nazis.
(c) He is robbed.
(d) He steals all the Weissmann money.

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

13. What young man does Gerda meet in this chapter and why does he visit her every day?
(a) Matthew Jacobson; He likes Gerda.
(b) Arthur Jacobson; He is courting Gerda.
(c) Abek Feigenblatt; He is courting Gerda.
(d) John Johnson; He needs helps with homework.

14. Where do the occupants of the Ghetto fear they will be sent?
(a) To Russia.
(b) To be homeless.
(c) To central Germany.
(d) Auschwitz or other labor camps.

15. What rumors were prevalent while Gerda was on vacation?
(a) The war will soon be over!
(b) War will start soon.
(c) Jews will be hunted down and put into the concentration camps.
(d) She was pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Gerda and her family live?

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

3. What news does Gerda's family receive in mid October?

4. What is Gerda's new destiny?

5. Gerda longs for what season to come and make her feel better?

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