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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 saves Gerda at Grunberg?

2. At the beginning of the section, how far have they marched?

3. Why does Frau Kugler make a very sick Gerda go to work one day?

4. As they arrive at the new camp, an intimidating woman named Frau Aufsicht, holds a frightening __________.

5. What hard work group is Gerda assigned to at the new camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gerda say goodbye to Abek?

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

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

4. Finally, after marching, where do the girls arrive?

5. When is Gerda given an identifying number?

6. Why is Gerda sad as the girls march away from Helmbrecht?

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

8. When does Gerda meet Frau Kugler?

9. When and where are they girls forced to go after arriving at Marzdorf?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Early on in the story, the Weissmanns receive a note in the mail saying that all men between the age of 16-50 must register. Why did they only want men? Why doesn't Arthur want Gerda to go to the train with him to say goodbye? Do you think that Arthur or David could have escaped or hidden so as not to be taken away? Why or Why not?

Essay Topic 2

During the war, Gerda meets a character named Frau Kugler. In what way was the character relevant to the story?

a. Why does Frau Kugler help Gerda during the book?

b. Do you feel that this character had a positive or negative effect on Gerda's views of the Germans?

Essay Topic 3

In several parts of the story Gerda mentions the garden that once belonged to her family:

a. What was special about the garden in Gerda's mind?

b. How did the garden play a part in her father's recovery?

c. Why was Gerda forced to say goodbye to the garden she loved so much?

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