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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) 500 kilometers.
(b) 50 kilometers.
(c) 55 kilometers.
(d) 555 kilometers.

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

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

4. What is different about the new camp?
(a) The guards are nicer.
(b) It is very dirty.
(c) The guards are meaner.
(d) It is cleaner and nicer than Dulag.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While the Germans lose ground on the Eastern Front, what privileges do the women lose?

3. How many stars of David do the girls have to wear on their bodies?

4. What do some Jewish parents do to avoid Auschwitz?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Abek able to eventually see Gerda?

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

4. What does Gerda learn to guard as time goes on?

5. Newly arriving girls tell Gerda what hopeful news?

6. When does Gerda meet Frau Kugler?

7. How long is Gerda at the camp?

8. What good news does the American guard give the girls after their marching is complete?

9. When they are forced to move, where must the girls go and must they travel there?

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

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