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

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

3. How long does it take for Poland to become fully occupied?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 18 days.

4. Why do Gerda's brother and father hide in a closet?
(a) They don't hide.
(b) The whole family lives in the closet.
(c) There are rumors of Jewish men being kidnapped.
(d) They are cowards.

5. Where is Helene forced to go as the chapter ends?
(a) To go to Russia.
(b) Home to take care of her husband.
(c) To a death camp.
(d) To march into the woods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Arthur refuse Gerda?

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

3. What news crushes Gerda and her family's hopes and dreams?

4. How does Gerda turn down the offer?

5. What is Gerda's brother's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Abek promise to bring Julius?

2. What type of flower would Gerda pick with her mother?

3. What do the Weismanns sell to make ends meet?

4. What must Jews wear sewn on their clothes?

5. Why didn't Gerda's family escape sooner?

6. Who visits Gerda's father while he is sick?

7. After the invasion, what are the Jews forced to do?

8. What does Helene tell Gerda as they are separated?

9. How long does it take the Germans to conquer Poland?

10. Why does Arthur go to visit his girlfriend and what does he find?

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