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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do non-Jewish Polish neighbors shout as the Germans enter the city?

2. What must Jews now wear?

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

4. Why does the winter seem to be so long?

5. To whom is Gerda able to vent her fears and frustrations?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helene tell Gerda as they are separated?

2. What does Arthur give Gerda?

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

4. Why didn't Gerda's family escape sooner?

5. What does the family receive from Arthur?

6. How long does it take the Germans to conquer Poland?

7. What does Abek promise to bring Julius?

8. What type of flower would Gerda pick with her mother?

9. What do the Weismanns sell to make ends meet?

10. Who does Gerda get to say goodbye to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Gerda and her friends are taken to Landeshut by Director Keller, she says tat she feels like she has come home.

a. Why was she overcome with joy?

b. Why do you think Director Keller sent them to Landeshut?

c. Why does Gerda pretend to care for Abek?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following questions to write about:

1. What two themes are the most prevalent in the book? Discuss the themes and describe two specific situations in which the themes are present.

2. Compare and contrast the characters of Kurt Klein and Abek. How are the men alike and different? How does one capture Gerda's heart while the other cannot?

3. The theme of fear is ever present during Gerda's imprisonment. Explain how fear cycles throughout the novel and amongst the girls in the camp.

Essay Topic 3

During the story, some of the characters acquire poison for themselves of for their children. Why do some of the families force their children to take the poison?

a. Do you feel that this is necessary?

b. Does Gerda ever use the poison that she traded her pendant for?

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