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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind act do the doctors of the hospital do for Gerda?
(a) The doctors give Gerda extra money for working for them.
(b) Treat her for no money.
(c) Pay for her train ticket to Munich.
(d) Perform her wedding ceremony to Kurt.

3. How does Gerda say goodbye to Abek?
(a) Through a note.
(b) She goes to see him.
(c) Over the phone.
(d) She never gets to say goodbye to him.

4. Where do the girls that are still alive end their journey?
(a) Gerlin, Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Volary, Czechoslovakia.
(d) Prague, Czechoslovakia

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

6. As planes fly over them, what is the general feeling among all the girls at the camp?
(a) That they will be shot down.
(b) They will soon be killed by the guards.
(c) Hope because their misery will be over.
(d) The Americans are coming to release them.

7. What kinds of letters does Gerda get from Abek?
(a) Letter of remorse for his family.
(b) Romantic feelings.
(c) Sad, depressing letters.
(d) Letters expressing anger.

8. What does Gerda have to completely relearn?
(a) How to walk.
(b) Moving her feet.
(c) How to breathe.
(d) Moving her arms.

9. After the war, what does Gerda do with her life?
(a) She becomes a teacher.
(b) She becomes a housewife and a mother.
(c) She becomes an author.
(d) She becomes a lecturer and an author.

10. Why is Gerda in despair at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) She thinks Abek is dead.
(b) She has not heard from her mother.
(c) Ilse has died.
(d) Her letter to her father in returned unopened.

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

12. What number is Gerda given by the male SS guards?
(a) 855A
(b) 885A
(c) 895A.
(d) 879A

13. Why does Mrs Berger slap one of the girls?
(a) To establish her authority among the lower ranked Jewish women.
(b) She never slaps anyone.
(c) To prove herself to the Germans.
(d) To enjoy violence.

14. While the Germans lose ground on the Eastern Front, what privileges do the women lose?
(a) Food ration privledges.
(b) The ability to wear clothes.
(c) The ability to receive mail.
(d) The right to showers.

15. What is the most dangerous part of the new camp, Grunberg?
(a) The barracks; guards attempt to sexually assault the girls.
(b) Spinnerei (the spinning room).
(c) The fields; prisoners are randomly shot.
(d) The shower/gas chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is different about the new camp?

2. How are the girls forced to travel to the next camp?

3. What do the girls overhear that makes them excited?

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

5. Why does Gerda think her father is dead?

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