A Night Divided Vocabulary and Questions

Where does Gerta live?

• East Berlin

• West Berlin

• Soviet Union

• England

What does the word "Grenzer" mean?

• Government

• Border Police

• West Berliners

• Secret Police

What does the word corrupt mean?

• Sharing your resources with other people

• Being mean to other people

• Showing kindness for others

• Acting dishonestly in order to gain money

What does GDR stand for?

• German Democratic Republic

• Gaining Democratic Resources

• German Democracy Resistance

• Grenzer Demolition Regime

What does the word "refuge" mean in this sentence: "Many East Germans sought refuge by leaving their country and going to the west".

• happiness

• cruelty

• safety

• money

What does the word "humble" mean in this sentence: "...so I only looked down while Mama made humble apologies for my boldness and gripped my wrist like a vise".

• confident/sure

• angry

• modest/quiet

• cheerful

What does the word "deserter" mean in this sentence describing the woman who tried to jump over the wall to get to West Berlin: "...Fritz showed me the newspaper that described her as a deserter and someone with a weak mind who had believed he lies from the west".

• a loyal person

• a smart person

• someone who stays in a place

• someone who leaves a place

The Stasi are secret police that interview neighbors and spy on people in order to find out information about that person

• True

• False

Why does the East German government build the Berlin Wall?

What does the word "tolerate" mean in this sentence about a house on the border of the Berlin Wall: "Mama shook her head. 'The government won't tolerate that for long. I don't want to be there when they come".

• to forbid something

• to allow something

• to create something

• to speak about something