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

2. To Gerda's surprise and joy, who is at the new camp?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her friend Erika.
(c) Frau Kugler, Mrs. Berger, Suse, and many of the other girls from Bolkenhain.
(d) Her mother and father.

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

4. On the walk, Gerda is called out by a guard. Gerda thinks she will be shot, but what must she really do?
(a) Move dead bodies.
(b) Be put in the sick car.
(c) Carry other girls.
(d) Threaten other girls to keep going.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1943, how long has it been since the Germans invaded Poland?

2. At this point, as they march through the snow, what is the collective thought among the girls as the days pass by?

3. In the first part of the chapter, Gerda is given a note. What does the note say?

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

5. What kind of hope does Frau Kugler give Gerda?

Short Essay Questions

1. Gerda and her friend's lack of nutrition causes what to happen to many of the girls?

2. When is Gerda given an identifying number?

3. Finally, after marching, where do the girls arrive?

4. Who is the senior Jewess of Gerda's camp area?

5. How long is Gerda at the camp?

6. Why is Gerda sad as the girls march away from Helmbrecht?

7. How does Gerda say goodbye to Abek?

8. What is the name of the kind US soldier that helps to liberate Gerda?

9. When and where are they girls forced to go after arriving at Marzdorf?

10. Newly arriving girls tell Gerda what hopeful news?

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