3. One day someone throws the girl in front of Gerda a piece of bread. A guard sees the girl pick up the bread and starts interrogating everyone around her. Why is Gerda beaten by the guard?

4. How does Abek look when Gerda is finally allowed to see him?

5. Luckily for Gerda and Ilse, they are selected to go to what new camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gerda acquire poison?

2. Newly arriving girls tell Gerda what hopeful news?

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

4. What is the name of the kind US soldier that helps to liberate Gerda?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Gerda say goodbye to Abek?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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?