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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 type of waltzes did they listen to on the trip?
(a) French.
(b) English.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Viennese.

2. What is Gerda sorry about missing?
(a) Her brother's presence.
(b) The life that a woman her age should have.
(c) An experience with a boy.
(d) All of her friends.

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

4. What is Gerda particularly stunned about?
(a) That she feels happy the Nazis have come.
(b) She feels numb and is stunned at nothing.
(c) The quickness of the invasion.
(d) The cowardice of the Polish people.

5. What do Gerda and Helene do to make money?
(a) Make buttons.
(b) Make hats.
(c) Knit apparel.
(d) Create paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the family learn about Arthur?

2. What is special about the last letter they receive in the chapter?

3. Who brings the news of Arthur's letters?

4. How does Gerda console herself?

5. What has recently been built just outside of Gerda's hometown?

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