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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Joana walks with Emilia to the ship, what does she see on a mahogany desk in a building that has been damaged?
(a) Typewriter.
(b) Shattered vase.
(c) Jar of pencils.
(d) Torn books and ledgers.

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

3. In Section 4, when does Emilia remember older girls allowing her to make wreaths with them on the longest night of the year?
(a) The year her mother died.
(b) The year she turned 14.
(c) The year she turned 13.
(d) The year her grandmother died.

4. In Section 3, how old does Emilia say that she was when Poland was invaded by Germany and Poland?
(a) .11.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

5. In Section 3, how long does Joana say that it will take to travel from Gotenhafen to Kiel?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 23 hours.

6. In Section 4, how long does Florian tell the shoe poet that it has been since he saw his sister?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

8. In Section 4, who does Joana tell Florian that she gave a letter to that resulted in the NKVD taking some of Joana's family?
(a) Cook.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Postman.
(d) Housemaid.

9. In Section 3, what does Florian say that his mother died from?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Pneumonia.

10. In Section 3, how many pieces of art does Florian remember Dr. Lange telling him would be transferred from Poland to Germany?
(a) Over 50,000.
(b) 70,000.
(c) 18,000.
(d) About 45,000.

11. In Section 4, how many nautical miles offshore does Alfred say that the ship is when he hears a loud bang and feels something slam into the ship?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

12. In Section 4, how much over capacity does Alfred say that the ship is loaded?
(a) 3 times.
(b) 7 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 5 times.

13. In Section 4, who does Joana say that she killed?
(a) A friend.
(b) A soldier.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) A co-worker.

14. In Section 3, how does Emilia say that Wilhelm Gustloff, the man the ship is named for, died?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Execution.
(c) On the front lines.
(d) Murdered.

15. In Section 4, how old is the person Emilia sees in the water who begs for people to warm his hands?
(a) 30s.
(b) 40.
(c) 20s.
(d) Teens.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 3, how long does the poet say that he and the boy had to stand in line to get passes?

2. In Section 3, how many expectant mothers does Dr. Richter say will be on the ship?

3. In Section 3, what other ship does Alfred mention is sitting opposite the Gustloff?

4. In Section 3, how many crates does Florian remember it took to crate up the Amber Room?

5. In Section 3, where does Florian wait for Alfred?

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