A Night Divided: Chapters 29-37 Quiz

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“The splinters from the other end of the (shovel) handle stuck out of the earth like a porcupine’s quills.” (ch. 29) What type of figurative language is this? Why do authors use figurative language?

How did Gerta determine that Anna had been to the garden patch recently?

• Gerta saw Anna sneaking away from the Welcome Building.
• Gerta saw that Anna’s clothes were stained with dirt.
• Gerta noticed Anna's black boots had clumps of dark mud on the soles.
• Gerta noticed that Anna’s fingernails were caked in mud.

Why did Fritz want Gerta to find a way to get inside Anna's apartment?

• He'd tunneled to the point where he needed to know the width of the Death Strip.
• He wanted Gerta to find out what Anna knew about the tunnel.
• He wanted Gerta to see if she could see Papa from Anna’s window.
• He’d thought that he had tunneled far enough and wanted Gerta to double-check.

Where did Mama get the sausage, potatoes, and biscuits she prepared for supper?

• Mrs. Warner sends Anna over to bring Mama the food.
• Herr Krause’s wife sent the food over.
• Frau Eberhart sent the food over.
• Oma Gertrude sent the food back with Mama.

Why did Fritz yell “No!” shortly after he jumped on the shovel handle?

• He was upset that the hard soil was preventing him from digging any further.
• He realized that the dirt was beginning to loosen up and the tunnel was about to cave in.
• The shovel's blade was embedded in rock, and when Fritz jumped on its handle, it broke.
• He realized that they were tunneling sideways instead of forward.

What excuse did Gerta use to get Anna out of her bedroom so that she could look out the window and measure the Death Strip?

• Gerta told Anna she hadn't had much to eat for a while, and Anna offered to make her a sandwich.
• Gerta told Anna that she was thirsty, so Anna went to get her a glass of water.
• Gerta told Anna that she needed to borrow some bedsheets since she accidentally ruined hers by washing them in the dirty pond.
• see the animals or be one of the animals?

Who did Gerta think was digging toward their tunnel?

• The Stasi
• The Grenzers
• She didn’t have a clue
• Papa

How did Fritz stop the pipe from leaking?

• He tightened the seal on the pipe to stop the water leak.
• He used rubber cement to seal the water leak.
• He used a bicycle tube to seal the water leak.
• He wrapped old rages around the pipe to seal the water leak.

Explain why Gerta volunteered to fetch the wooden door from the exposed, upper floor of the building.