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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of hope does Frau Kugler give Gerda?
(a) That the war will end soon.
(b) That other Germans will be kind to her.
(c) The hope that not all Germans are cruel.
(d) That she will see Gerda again.

3. What is Malvine Berger's role in the camp?
(a) She is a prisoner like the other women.
(b) She comforts all the girls.
(c) She is the senior Jewess at the camp.
(d) She is a cruel work mistress.

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

5. Why is Abek hurt by Gerda's hug?
(a) Gerda does not look at Abek as she hugs him.
(b) It lacks passion and love.
(c) She refuses to hug him.
(d) She kisses him instead.

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

7. What do the girls overhear that makes them excited?
(a) The SS is being disbanded.
(b) Hitler is dead.
(c) Hitler has decided to release the Jews.
(d) Hitler committed suicide

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

9. At the end of Chapter 6, what is Gerda informed of?
(a) The Nazis will allow a special marriage license between Gerda and Abek.
(b) Her mother has died.
(c) Ilse has died.
(d) She will be leaving the camp.

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

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

12. Why does Gerda begin to convulse in the hospital?
(a) She is very sick.
(b) She is very cold and cannot control her body.
(c) After her experience, the doctors make her nervous.
(d) She is finally able to vent emotions that have been pent up.

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

14. What does Kurt send to Gerda while she is in the hospital?
(a) Bouquet of flowers.
(b) A journal.
(c) A letter with crushed flowers.
(d) A marriage proposal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Gerda not bear to do?

2. What is the most dangerous part of the new camp, Grunberg?

3. After the war, what does Gerda do with her life?

4. How does Abek look when Gerda is finally allowed to see him?

5. As they arrive at the new camp, an intimidating woman named Frau Aufsicht, holds a frightening __________.

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