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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. As planes fly over them, what is the general feeling among all the girls at the camp?

2. What do the girls overhear that makes them excited?

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

4. What does Gerda do to maintain her sanity?

5. While the Germans lose ground on the Eastern Front, what privileges do the women lose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Gerda acquire poison?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Abek able to eventually see Gerda?

10. What does Gerda receive from Abek at Christmas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are several parts of the story where the girls are beaten for eating bread or simply forced to march for days at a time without food:

a. Why would the Germans want to keep them malnourished?

b. What affects does this have on some of the girls?

c. What do they eat instead of bread to help keep them alive?

Essay Topic 3

Early on in the story, the Weissmanns receive a note in the mail saying that all men between the age of 16-50 must register. Why did they only want men? Why doesn't Arthur want Gerda to go to the train with him to say goodbye? Do you think that Arthur or David could have escaped or hidden so as not to be taken away? Why or Why not?

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