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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. How old does Gerda turn on May 8th?

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

3. What does Kurt send to Gerda while she is in the hospital?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In order to crush the girls' spirits what does the new camp director tell them?

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

6. When is Gerda given an identifying number?

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

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

9. When does Gerda meet Frau Kugler?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In several parts of the story Gerda mentions the garden that once belonged to her family:

a. What was special about the garden in Gerda's mind?

b. How did the garden play a part in her father's recovery?

c. Why was Gerda forced to say goodbye to the garden she loved so much?

Essay Topic 3

Gerda's family (and others) puts up little or no resistance against the Germans when they were invaded. Why didn't more Jews resist? Do you think that resisting against German forces would have helped or made things worse? Why were Gerda's neighbors giving the Germans flowers and praise?

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