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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. Does it seem likely the Weissmanns will be shipped out of Poland?

2. Who takes Gerda to see Abek's family?

3. Why do Gerda and her friend spend so much time in the town's graveyard?

4. Which of the Jewish population is virtually gone?

5. Why do Gerda's brother and father hide in a closet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who visits Gerda's father while he is sick?

2. How many Jews are left in the city of Bielitz?

3. What does Julius make Gerda promise?

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

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

6. To what camp is Julius to be moved?

7. What is ALL BUT MY LIFE about?

8. What type of job do the women perform?

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

10. What does Gerda attempt to console herself with as things change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gerda is 15-years-old when the Nazis are invading her small town of Belitz, Poland. She is 21 when the war comes to an end. Compare and contrast the life of a typical girl who is 15-21 years old to the life that Gerda is forced to live.

a. What experiences would a 15-21 year old girl have (specifically)?

b. How does being in a concentration camp affect her physically and emotionally?

c. How does being separated from her family change the way she develops?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the character of Ilse. How does she strengthen Gerda to carry on throughout their struggle for survival? How does Ilse's death change Gerda's resolve?

Essay Topic 3

In the story, the Jews were dehumanized.

a. How did the Germans succeed in taking away their humanity.

b. What did the Germans do to make the Jews the enemy?

c. How did the Nazis make the Jews feel?

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