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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gerda keep to herself?
(a) Her desire to commit sucide.
(b) Her sadness and dispair.
(c) Some letters are not really Arthur's.
(d) The challenges of being with her parents.

2. Why do Gerda and her friend spend so much time in the town's graveyard?
(a) They know they will soon be dead.
(b) It is the only outside space not taken over by the Nazis.
(c) They visit the graves of their dead friends.
(d) They dance on the graves of Germans to defy the Nazis.

3. Where did Gerda and Helene vacation the previous summer before the invasion?
(a) Krynica.
(b) Bahamas.
(c) Paris.
(d) Cannes.

4. What do non-Jewish Polish neighbors shout as the Germans enter the city?
(a) "Heil Hitler."
(b) "Go away."
(c) "We Welcome You."
(d) "Thank you for saving us."

5. Who is with Arthur?
(a) David.
(b) Damon.
(c) Danielle.
(d) Dan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Gerda and her family live?

2. What rumors were prevalent while Gerda was on vacation?

3. Why is Gerda's family concerned about the occupation of their town?

4. What time period does the book take place?

5. How does Gerda console herself?

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