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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. Why does Gerda agree to marry Abek if she does not love him?

2. At this point, as they march through the snow, what is the collective thought among the girls as the days pass by?

3. Although Germany seems to be under siege, what do all the prisoners and SS guards continue to do?

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

5. Why does Mrs Berger slap one of the girls?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Newly arriving girls tell Gerda what hopeful news?

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

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

6. How does Gerda acquire poison?

7. How old is Gerda when she goes to see Burnberg for the first time?

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

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

10. How does Gerda say goodbye to Abek?

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

Gerda creates her own propaganda to keep up the girls' spirits. Does this help them carry on? Do you think it was the right thing to do? What other ways could Gerda help the girls to keep them optimistic?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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