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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. The women pass many German cities and finally arrive at _________.

2. What are the girls greatly appreciative to see do not exist at the camp?

3. What happens to girls that lag behind?

4. What kind of hope does Frau Kugler give Gerda?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the kind US soldier that helps to liberate Gerda?

5. What does Gerda receive from Abek at Christmas?

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

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

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

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

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

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 is 15-years-old when the Nazis are invading her small town of Belitz, Poland. She is 21 when the war comes to an end. Compare and contrast the life of a typical girl who is 15-21 years old to the life that Gerda is forced to live.

a. What experiences would a 15-21 year old girl have (specifically)?

b. How does being in a concentration camp affect her physically and emotionally?

c. How does being separated from her family change the way she develops?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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