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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One day someone throws the girl in front of Gerda a piece of bread. A guard sees the girl pick up the bread and starts interrogating everyone around her. Why is Gerda beaten by the guard?
(a) She is not beaten.
(b) Gerda kicks the guard for threatening the girl.
(c) Because Gerda does not know who threw the bread.
(d) Gerda stands up for the girl.

2. How many stars of David do the girls have to wear on their bodies?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Ten.

3. How many Jews are left in Gerda's village?
(a) 8000.
(b) around 300.
(c) around 500.
(d) 2000.

4. What makes Gerda rethink rejecting the offer?
(a) She does not wish to be locked up in a camp.
(b) She may has gotten to know Abek better.
(c) Working in Sosnowitz might have been a chance of freedom.
(d) She does not wish to go to a death camp.

5. How old is Gerda when the book begins?
(a) 21.
(b) 13.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Abek give up to be closer to Gerda?

2. What empowers Gerda now that her parents are gone?

3. What are Jews forced to give up after the invasion?

4. Where did Gerda and Helene vacation the previous summer before the invasion?

5. What kinds of letters does Gerda get from Abek?

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