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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Gerda after Christmas?
(a) She gets a new job at the camp.
(b) She tries to escape.
(c) She is able to see her mother again.
(d) She becomes very ill.

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) They will soon be free.
(d) The guards will slowly kill them all.

3. What are the doctors concerned they will have to do if Gerda does not get better?
(a) Amputate her arms.
(b) Damaged lungs.
(c) Inability to have children.
(d) Amputate her feet.

4. In the first part of the chapter, Gerda is given a note. What does the note say?
(a) That her parents are alive.
(b) Abek wishes to marry her.
(c) That she will be transferred to a different camp.
(d) That Gerda has been given permission to stay in Sosnowitz.

5. What did Abek give up to be closer to Gerda?
(a) Accountant.
(b) A clerk in the accounting section.
(c) Hospital attendant.
(d) A job of portrait painting at a nearby camp.

6. How old does Gerda turn on May 8th?
(a) 27.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 23.

7. How many stars of David do the girls have to wear on their bodies?
(a) None.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

8. How does Abek look when Gerda is finally allowed to see him?
(a) Pale and weak.
(b) Depressed and sad.
(c) Strong.
(d) Very happy because he is near her.

9. What does the Czech man announce to all of the scared Jewish women?
(a) They should no longer be scared.
(b) They will have to go back to the camps.
(c) The Jews are now under the capture of the Russians.
(d) The war is finally over!

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

11. What are the girls greatly appreciative to see do not exist at the camp?
(a) More male guards.
(b) Sewing rooms.
(c) Furnaces.
(d) Labor fields.

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

13. 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.

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

15. How does Gerda spend her "free time" at the new camp?
(a) Wiriting letters to Abek.
(b) Meeting new girls at the camp.
(c) Creating plays.
(d) Thinking about her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the rumors surrounding the male SS guards?

2. At the new camp, what are the girls now forced to wear?

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

4. What do the girls eat to stay alive as they sleep outside of the church?

5. What sacrifice does Gerda make to be with the sick Ilse?

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