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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 does Gerda create to keep all of the girls' spirits up?
(a) Imaginary characters.
(b) Music to uplift their spirits.
(c) She creates propaganda and plays.
(d) Drawings of happy families.

2. What happens to Gerda after Christmas?
(a) She gets a new job at the camp.
(b) She tries to escape.
(c) She is able to see her mother again.
(d) She becomes very ill.

3. At the end of Chapter 6, what is Gerda informed of?
(a) She will be leaving the camp.
(b) Ilse has died.
(c) The Nazis will allow a special marriage license between Gerda and Abek.
(d) Her mother has died.

4. What does Kurt send to Gerda while she is in the hospital?
(a) A letter with crushed flowers.
(b) A marriage proposal.
(c) Bouquet of flowers.
(d) A journal.

5. Why does Mrs Berger slap one of the girls?
(a) To establish her authority among the lower ranked Jewish women.
(b) She never slaps anyone.
(c) To prove herself to the Germans.
(d) To enjoy violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kurt wish for Gerda's future?

2. What happens to Abek's family?

3. As planes fly over them, what is the general feeling among all the girls at the camp?

4. Why does Gerda begin to convulse in the hospital?

5. How often are the girls allowed to take showers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gerda learn to guard as time goes on?

2. Why does Gerda begin to convulse after arriving at the Red Cross hospital?

3. How old is Gerda when she goes to see Burnberg for the first time?

4. How long is Gerda at the camp?

5. What is the name of the kind US soldier that helps to liberate Gerda?

6. Why is Gerda sad as the girls march away from Helmbrecht?

7. How does Gerda acquire poison?

8. In order to crush the girls' spirits what does the new camp director tell them?

9. What does Gerda learn about Abek's family in Sosnowitz?

10. Who is the senior Jewess of Gerda's camp area?

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