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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. How long does Suze think she and Gerda will be at the new work camp?

2. At the new camp, what are the girls now forced to wear?

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

4. What does Gerda have to completely relearn?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gerda begin to convulse after arriving at the Red Cross hospital?

2. What does Gerda learn about Abek's family in Sosnowitz?

3. How long is Gerda at the camp?

4. How does Gerda say goodbye to Abek?

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

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

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

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

9. In order to crush the girls' spirits what does the new camp director tell them?

10. How does Gerda acquire poison?

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

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 3

At one poignant moment of the story, Gerda and her mother are separated.

a. Why did the German's separate the Jewish families?

b. Did this make Gerda stronger or weaker?

c. Do you think that being separated from her family helped her survive and why?

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