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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women pass many German cities and finally arrive at _________.
(a) Sachsenhausen.
(b) Camp Helmbrechts.
(c) Flossenbürg.
(d) Dachau.

2. What are the rumors surrounding the camp about Poland?
(a) The war will soon be over.
(b) The Nazis have won.
(c) The Russians have taken control of Poland.
(d) America has been taken over by the Germans.

3. How is Abek allowed to see Gerda?
(a) He escapes to visit her.
(b) He cuts himself and is able to see a nurse.
(c) He gets a new work assignment.
(d) He never sees her again.

4. What does Gerda do with the note?
(a) Keeps it as evidence.
(b) Frames the note.
(c) Gives it to Ilse.
(d) She tears it up before she reads it.

5. How do Gerda and Ilse travel to Marzdorf?
(a) By Train.
(b) She is forced to march.
(c) By small cars.
(d) By truck.

6. What does Gerda create to keep all of the girls' spirits up?
(a) Imaginary characters.
(b) She creates propaganda and plays.
(c) Music to uplift their spirits.
(d) Drawings of happy families.

7. What does the Director of the camp use his ring for?
(a) Poking people's eyes out.
(b) To make beatings worse for the girls.
(c) Bribe girls into sleeping with him.
(d) Admire it.

8. 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 kicks the guard for threatening the girl.
(b) Gerda stands up for the girl.
(c) Because Gerda does not know who threw the bread.
(d) She is not beaten.

9. What is Gerda now resigned to?
(a) Marrying Abek even though she does not love him.
(b) Never having children.
(c) Spending time with Abek.
(d) Dying in the camp.

10. Why does Gerda think her father is dead?
(a) Her mother told Gerda her father was dead.
(b) She finally gets a letter with extremely weak handwritting.
(c) Abek told her he was dead.
(d) She has not heard from him in a very long time.

11. What happens to girls that lag behind?
(a) The guards use cars to drag their dead bodies.
(b) They are beaten; if they don't move they are shot.
(c) The Germans leave them alone.
(d) They are left for dead.

12. What do some Jewish parents do to avoid Auschwitz?
(a) Kill Nazis in protest.
(b) Go to Russia.
(c) Shoot themselves in the head.
(d) Poison themselves and their families.

13. What sacrifice does Gerda make to be with the sick Ilse?
(a) She cannot go with Ilse because she will be killed.
(b) She takes care of her friend.
(c) She rides in the sick wagon.
(d) Begs an SS guard for help getting Ilse to the sick car.

14. By 1943, how long has it been since the Germans invaded Poland?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 13 years.

15. Where are the girls finally allowed to dry their clothes and get warm food?
(a) Buchenwald.
(b) Drancy.
(c) Camp Christianstadt.
(d) Cheimno.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the Germans lose ground on the Eastern Front, what halts at the camp?

2. What lie does the Camp Director tell the girls to burst their hope?

3. What does the Czech man announce to all of the scared Jewish women?

4. Where is Kurt stationed so he can be closer to Gerda?

5. Why does Frau Kugler make a very sick Gerda go to work one day?

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