View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While the Germans lose ground on the Eastern Front, what halts at the camp?

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

3. Where are the girls finally allowed to dry their clothes and get warm food?

4. According to Meister Zimmer, what happens to prisoners who do not work well?

5. How does Gerda spend her "free time" at the new camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. What part of Gerda's body has been the most affected by frostbite?

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

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

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

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

6. Who is the senior Jewess of Gerda's camp area?

7. How is Abek able to eventually see Gerda?

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

9. How long is Gerda at the camp?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abek Feignblatt played an important part of the story, especially through the eyes of Gerda:

a. Why wasn't Abek shipped off with other able bodied men?

b. What do you think happened to his character?

c. What role did Abek's mother and sisters play? How did they avoid being sent to the concentration camp?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 547 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample