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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 4 after the torpedo hit, how was a little girl with a stuffed bear killed?
(a) Her mother dropped her.
(b) She was trampled underfoot.
(c) Grand piano rolled into her.
(d) She hit her head on a wall.

2. In Section 4, what time does Joana hear a loud bang and feel a massive jolt?
(a) 8:45 p.m.
(b) 9:05 p.m.
(c) 9:15 p.m.
(d) 8:15 p.m.

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

4. In Section 3, how does Joana describe Emilia's eyes?
(a) Sky-blue.
(b) Sea-blue.
(c) Mossy green.
(d) Silvery gray.

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

6. In Section 3, how many showers does Joana say are on the Gustloff?
(a) 89.
(b) 100.
(c) 76.
(d) 58.

7. What name is on Emilia's identification papers in Section 3?
(a) Thelma.
(b) Una.
(c) Eva.
(d) Petra.

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

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

10. In Section 3, when Joana and Emilia arrive at the maternity ward on the ship, how many other expectant mothers are there?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) None.
(d) 5.

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

12. In Section 4 after he gets seasick, how many passengers does Alfred say that he last heard the ship was carrying?
(a) 7,400.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 8,000.

13. In Section 4, what month does the shoe poet say that his wife died?
(a) September.
(b) March.
(c) October.
(d) July.

14. 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.

15. In Section 4 when Alfred goes to the infirmary because he is seasick, what is he told to do?
(a) Lie down.
(b) Go up top and look at the horizon.
(c) Eat some crackers.
(d) Have some tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the shoe poet's name?

2. In Section 3, what colors does Florian say are on the Prussian flag?

3. In Section 4, when does Emilia remember receiving a sign?

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

5. In Section 4, how does Joana say that her uncle died?

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