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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. To Gerda's surprise and joy, who is at the new camp?

2. What are the doctors concerned they will have to do if Gerda does not get better?

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

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

5. What does Gerda create to keep all of the girls' spirits up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Newly arriving girls tell Gerda what hopeful news?

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

4. What must the girls wear once they have been registered at the camp?

5. When does Gerda meet Frau Kugler?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Gerda and her friends are taken to Landeshut by Director Keller, she says tat she feels like she has come home.

a. Why was she overcome with joy?

b. Why do you think Director Keller sent them to Landeshut?

c. Why does Gerda pretend to care for Abek?

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 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?

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