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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 does the Director of the camp use his ring for?

2. What is different about the new camp?

3. What does Gerda have to completely relearn?

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

5. How is Abek allowed to see Gerda?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Abek able to eventually see Gerda?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Gerda acquire poison?

9. On May 6, 1949, Frau Kugler announces that the girls will be moved where?

10. When does Gerda meet Frau Kugler?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several parts of the story where the girls are beaten for eating bread or simply forced to march for days at a time without food:

a. Why would the Germans want to keep them malnourished?

b. What affects does this have on some of the girls?

c. What do they eat instead of bread to help keep them alive?

Essay Topic 2

At the end of the story, Gerda gets married and moves to the US with her husband, Kurt Klein. Do you feel she should return to Poland to search for any remaining family or friends?

a. How has Gerda been able to honor the memories of her family and friends?

b. How has Gerda's experiences made her stronger?

Essay Topic 3

Peter, a friend of Arthur, visits the family to explain that Arthur's letters are being delayed by censors. Why does Peter fabricate this story? What do you think happens to Peter? Do you feel that Peter's character was a necessary part of the story? Why or Why not?

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