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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. At the beginning of the section, how far have they marched?
(a) 50 kilometers.
(b) 500 kilometers.
(c) 555 kilometers.
(d) 55 kilometers.

2. What awful rumors are being spread around the camp?
(a) Jewish men are being castrated.
(b) Jewish girls are being sterilized.
(c) Girls are being forced to sleep with guards.
(d) Jewish girls are raped every day.

3. How is Abek allowed to see Gerda?
(a) He escapes to visit her.
(b) He gets a new work assignment.
(c) He never sees her again.
(d) He cuts himself and is able to see a nurse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What hard work group is Gerda assigned to at the new camp?

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

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

4. What saves Gerda at Grunberg?

5. Although Germany seems to be under siege, what do all the prisoners and SS guards continue to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long is Gerda at the camp?

2. How does Gerda say goodbye to Abek?

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

4. How does Gerda honor the memories of those that did not make it out of the Holocaust?

5. What has Abek given up to be with Gerda?

6. After Ilse's death, what is the next town the girls stop in?

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

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

9. What part of Gerda's body has been the most affected by frostbite?

10. What date are the girls forced to go to their new camp?

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