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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gerda's mother's name?
(a) Heather.
(b) Helene.
(c) Hallah.
(d) Hannah.

2. Where must Jewish men register to work?
(a) Bolowitz.
(b) Sonowitz.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Sucha.

3. What are Jews forced to give up after the invasion?
(a) their children.
(b) all valuables including jewelry, cars and gold.
(c) their pets.
(d) nothing.

4. How does Gerda console herself?
(a) She thinks about the good times.
(b) She cannot console herself at all.
(c) She buys herself a treat.
(d) She writes a poem.

5. Does Gerda think of the present situation she lives in?
(a) No, her thoughts are devoid of the present.
(b) No, because she is not very bright.
(c) Yes. She thinks of ways to escape.
(d) Yes she contemplates ways to kill soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur refuse Gerda?

2. What are the rumors surrounding the men that leave?

3. What do Gerda and Helene conceal from Julius?

4. Why does Gerda think the Jewish people did not resist the Germans' takeover of their lives?

5. What empowers Gerda now that her parents are gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Gerda and her family live in the Ghetto?

2. After the invasion, what are the Jews forced to do?

3. On April 19, 1941, the Jews were ordered to do what?

4. Why does Arthur go to visit his girlfriend and what does he find?

5. Gerda and other girls are sent to what camp?

6. What does Julius make Gerda promise?

7. Who does Gerda get to say goodbye to?

8. What is Gerda's last meal with her family?

9. What is ALL BUT MY LIFE about?

10. To what camp is Julius to be moved?

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