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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 are the rumors surrounding the male SS guards?
(a) They are here to execute the girls.
(b) The prisoners will be used to sexually satisfy the men.
(c) The men wish to beat the female prisoners.
(d) They have come to take over the camp.

2. What kinds of letters does Gerda get from Abek?
(a) Letters expressing anger.
(b) Romantic feelings.
(c) Sad, depressing letters.
(d) Letter of remorse for his family.

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

4. As planes fly over them, what is the general feeling among all the girls at the camp?
(a) That they will be shot down.
(b) They will soon be killed by the guards.
(c) The Americans are coming to release them.
(d) Hope because their misery will be over.

5. What lie does the Camp Director tell the girls to burst their hope?
(a) The Nazis and Italians have joined forces.
(b) Franklin Delano Roosevelt has died.
(c) Hilter is appearing on television.
(d) The Americans have been conquered.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Gerda and Ilse travel to Marzdorf?

2. How does Abek look when Gerda is finally allowed to see him?

3. What is Gerda's new work assignment?

4. What do the girls eat to stay alive as they sleep outside of the church?

5. What does Gerda do to maintain her sanity?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Newly arriving girls tell Gerda what hopeful news?

3. What must the girls wear once they have been registered at the camp?

4. After Ilse's death, what is the next town the girls stop in?

5. When is Gerda given an identifying number?

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

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

8. Finally, after marching, where do the girls arrive?

9. When does Gerda meet Frau Kugler?

10. How does Gerda acquire poison?

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