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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 3, when does Emilia remember that the Russians invaded Poland from the east?
(a) September 2, 1939.
(b) September 29, 1939.
(c) September 18, 1939.
(d) September 17, 1939.

2. In Section 3, what type of art does Florian remember that Hitler wanted to create?
(a) Acrylics.
(b) Oils.
(c) Pastels.
(d) Watercolors.

3. In Section 4, where does Florian remember being sent to live with his sister?
(a) Cousins.
(b) Family friends.
(c) Great aunt.
(d) Great uncle.

4. In Section 3, were does Alfred find Florian when he goes to meet with him?
(a) Garden.
(b) Third pew from the back.
(c) Balcony.
(d) Projection room.

5. In Section 4 after his haircut from Joana, where does Florian wander and find the shoe poet and Klaus?
(a) D deck.
(b) C deck.
(c) B deck.
(d) A deck.

6. In Section 3, how many expectant mothers does Dr. Richter say will be on the ship?
(a) 21.
(b) 32.
(c) 19.
(d) 7.

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

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

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

10. In Section 3, how does Florian say that his father died?
(a) Hanged.
(b) Stabbed.
(c) Shot by a firing squad.
(d) In a concentration camp.

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) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

12. In Section 3, who does Florian say that he is named after?
(a) 15th-century sculptor.
(b) 16th-century painter.
(c) 17th-century poet.
(d) 14th-century playwright.

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

14. Who helps Alfred into a raft in Section 4?
(a) Florian.
(b) A sailor.
(c) Shoe poet.
(d) Emilia.

15. In Section 3, how many bathrooms does Joana say that the Gustloff has?
(a) 40.
(b) 75.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What area did Koch obliterate according to Alfred in Section 3?

2. In Section 4, what does Alfred take from a passenger?

3. In Section 4, how long ago was Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany?

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

5. In Section 4, when does Joana tell Florian that her uncle and his family were sent to a gulag in Siberia?

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