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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 can Gerda not bear to do?

2. Why is Abek hurt by Gerda's hug?

3. After the war, what does Gerda do with her life?

4. What do a frightened Gerda and Ilse pass on their medical exams?

5. Who sets up a hospital for the girls to recover?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Ilse's death, what is the next town the girls stop in?

2. How does Gerda acquire poison?

3. What does Gerda receive from Abek at Christmas?

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

5. How long is Gerda at the camp?

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

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

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

9. How is Abek able to eventually see Gerda?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point we are introduced to Mr Pipersberg who is Gerda's father's business partner. What is the significance of this character? What is the common interest that Mr. Pipersberg and Julius share? What happens when Mr. Pipersberg tries to enter the fur factory?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the character of Ilse. How does she strengthen Gerda to carry on throughout their struggle for survival? How does Ilse's death change Gerda's resolve?

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?

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