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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Section 4, how many refugees did Alfred's superior estimate were left in the port when the ship pulled anchor?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 75,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 3, what does Emilia remember eating when her mother died of childbirth?

2. In Section 4 when Alfred goes to the infirmary because he is seasick, what is he told to do?

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

4. 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?

5. In Section 4, where does Florian remember being sent to live with his sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Section 3, how does Emilia describe her mother's death?

2. In Section 3, what does Emilia remember about the invasion of Poland?

3. In Section 3, how does Alfred describe the swimming area on the ship?

4. In Section 3, why does Eva not register with the rest of the group?

5. In Section 4, what interrupts the music that plays on the ships speaker's and why?

6. What does Alfred do when a sailor tells him to get a coat if he can find one?

7. In Section 3, what does KdF mean and what is its purpose?

8. What happens to Alfred?

9. In Section 4, how does Alfred describe the ship's departure?

10. In Section 3, what does Joana see when she looks in a mirror after Dr. Richter suggests that she clean up?

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