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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of job is Gerda given in the work camp? Does she enjoy the work?
(a) Gerda works in the garden; yes.
(b) Desposes of trash; no.
(c) She cooks for the camp; no.
(d) She sews clothing; yes.

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

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

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

5. In the Spring of 1941, where are all Jews in Gerda's town forced to go?
(a) The Jewish Ghettos.
(b) Work Camps.
(c) College.
(d) Trade School.

6. How many Jewish families are left in the Ghetto?
(a) 250 families.
(b) 50 families.
(c) 1000 families.
(d) 500 families.

7. What happens to many Jews after Christmas in Poland?
(a) The Germans leave.
(b) The Nazi's steal their hair.
(c) They are killed in the woods.
(d) The Jew's food rations are cut in half.

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

9. What does Arthur say in his letter?
(a) He will be promoted.
(b) He wants to marry his girlfriend.
(c) The German treat him well.
(d) He wishes for Gerda to be strong.

10. To whom is Gerda able to vent her fears and frustrations?
(a) Ilse.
(b) Abek.
(c) Julius.
(d) Helene.

11. Does it seem likely the Weissmanns will be shipped out of Poland?
(a) No, the Germans want to keep the Weissmanns in Poland.
(b) No, they are all hiding.
(c) Yes. Only because they are escaping.
(d) Yes. It is fast apporaching.

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

13. What time period does the book take place?
(a) From 1866 - 1890.
(b) From 1939-1945.
(c) From 1945-1965.
(d) From 1921-1939.

14. What are the rumors surrounding the men that leave?
(a) Thay are given paid government jobs.
(b) They are forced to create new families somewhere else.
(c) They are slaughtered in the woods.
(d) They are taken to concentration camps.

15. What does the sign outside of the fur factory say?
(a) No One is Allowed Inside.
(b) Dogs Not Allowed on Premises.
(c) Dogs and Jews Not Allowed to Enter.
(d) Jews Not Allowed to Enter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Germans decide to take from Gerda's friend, Ilse?

2. Where does Gerda spend most of her time before she is sent away?

3. What does Arthur give to Gerda before he leaves?

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

5. How does Gerda feel about living in the Jewish Ghetto?

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