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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Florian's lifeboat pulls away in Section 4, who has his pack?
(a) Joana.
(b) Shoe poet.
(c) Emilia.
(d) Alfred.

2. What is the shoe poet's name?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Heinz.
(d) Fritz.

3. In Section 3, what other ship does Alfred mention is sitting opposite the Gustloff?
(a) Hansa.
(b) Champgane.
(c) Nikolaus.
(d) Tiberlade.

4. In Section 4, how does Joana say that her uncle died?
(a) Tortured in a concentration camp.
(b) Shot trying to escape.
(c) Tortured in a gulag.
(d) Executed by firing squad.

5. In Section 4, what does Florian want to do in Kiel?
(a) Try not to get arrested and find his sister.
(b) Sell the amber swan.
(c) Escape to America.
(d) Hide until the war ends.

6. In Section 3, how old is Joana?
(a) 20.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 21.

7. In Section 4, what time does Alfred say that the gangways were lifted?
(a) 12:20 p.m.
(b) 2:30 p.m.
(c) 3:30 a.m.
(d) 1:20 a.m.

8. In Section 4 when Emilia feels sea sick, what does Joana do for her?
(a) Eat crackers.
(b) Lie down.
(c) Wrap cold towels around her feet.
(d) Sip broth.

9. What area did Koch obliterate according to Alfred in Section 3?
(a) Yugoslavia.
(b) Ukraine.
(c) Poland.
(d) Czechoslovakia.

10. In Section 4, how long does the shoe poet say that he was married?
(a) 55 years.
(b) 52 years.
(c) 47 years.
(d) 45 years.

11. In Section 3, when does Emilia say that Germany invaded Poland from the west?
(a) September 23, 1939.
(b) September 11, 1939.
(c) September 1, 1939.
(d) September 30, 1939.

12. How far is Kiel from Denmark?
(a) 100 kilometers.
(b) 125 kilometers.
(c) 75 kilometers.
(d) 50 kilometers.

13. In Section 4, what does Alfred take from a passenger?
(a) Hat.
(b) Gloves.
(c) Scarf.
(d) Coat.

14. In Section 3, how many tons of amber does Florian say were in the Amber Room?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

15. In Section 3, what does Eva have on the wagon that she does not want to leave behind?
(a) Photographs.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Silver and dishes.
(d) Her mother's cradle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 4, how many torpedoes does Alfred learn hit the ship?

2. In Section 3, what type of art does Florian remember that Hitler wanted to create?

3. In Section 3, how does Joana describe Emilia's eyes?

4. In Section 4, where does Florian say that the Amber Room was packed when he left?

5. As Joana walks with Emilia to the ship, what does she see on a mahogany desk in a building that has been damaged?

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