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A Night Divided Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who controlled the western half of Germany?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Britain, France, America

c)

USA

d)

Africa

2.

Who controlled the eastern half of Germany?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

Britain, America, France

c)

USA

d)

Africa

3.

Why did mama refuse to go West?

a)

Oma Gertrude needed her.

b)

Refugee camps in the west were crowded.

c)

They had no friends, jobs, or places to live there.

d)

All are correct.

4.

Why did Papa say he had to come back from the West?

a)

He had a job.

b)

He had to take care of his family.

c)

Nobody else knew their song.

d)

All are correct.

5.

What name did people give the day the fence divided East and West?

a)

Barbed Wire Sunday

b)

Day of Sadness

c)

Division Day

d)

Day of Mourning

6.

What was the color of twelve-year-old Gerta's world?

a)

Eastern Green

b)

Russian Red

c)

Ruby Red

d)

Communist Gray

7.

What happened when Gerta waved at her brother on the platform on the other side of the wall?

a)

She and Anna cried.

b)

A soldier threatened her.

c)

Her brother came over the wall.

d)

Her mother grounded her.

8.

What food did Gerta miss most?

a)

Coke

b)

steak

c)

bananas

d)

strawberries

9.

What helped Gerta learn English?

a)

Beatles music

b)

Pioneers classes

c)

Fritz taught her

d)

Mama insisted she learn English each night

10.

Where did Gerta's family get money since Papa had left?

a)

Dom sent money.

b)

Fritz laid bricks.

c)

Mama sold vegetables.

d)

Gerta taught English.

11.

How did Fritz know their house was bugged?

a)

Fritz found the bugging device in his room.

b)

Herr Krause told Mama about the bugs.

c)

The police knew about a private conversation.

d)

Father sent Fritz a message at work.

12.

What did having a police file mean to Fritz?

a)

He could not go to University.

b)

He could not get a good job.

c)

He would get the most dangerous assignments as a soldier.

d)

All of the above.

13.

What was the term used to show how isolated East Germany was from the West?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Grenzer Zone

c)

Walled World

d)

Communist Gray

14.

How did Gerta ask her dad where he wanted her to dig?

a)

Hand signals

b)

Sign language

c)

"X" on the ground

d)

Yelling her question

15.

What excuse did Gerta use for walking with a shovel?

a)

school project

b)

garden for mother

c)

bury a dead cat

d)

plant a bush

16.

What did Gerta want that she couldn't have in the East?

a)

uncensored books

b)

control over her life

c)

a home without hidden microphones

d)

all of the above

17.

Where did Gerta and Fritz

put the dirt from the tunnel?

a)

garden

b)

pond

c)

upstairs

d)

all of the above

18.

Why did Muller agree to let them go after he discovered the tunnel?

a)

They invited him to come.

b)

Fritz had been his best friend.

c)

They gave him money.

d)

Fritz said he'd report Muller.

19.

How did they keep the pipe in the tunnel from leaking?

a)

cement and mud

b)

bicycle tube and clamp

c)

plumber repaired it

d)

tar and rubber

20.

What let Fritz, Gerta, and Mama know the other tunnel was close?

a)

a stick

b)

noise

c)

both

d)

neither

21.

If Mama was seen when she was supposedly too sick to work, it would have aroused suspicion. How did Gerta provide her with a story so she could leave the apartment for the tunnel?

a)

Gerta asked to get more groceries.

b)

Mama said she needed to go see Oma Gertrude.

c)

Mama decided she needed to see a doctor.

d)

Mama had to go see Fritz off as he started his military career.

22.

What was the first thing Gerta wanted to do once she got to West Berlin?

a)

bathe

b)

sleep

c)

eat

d)

cry

23.

What did the Grenzers think was happening in the ground in the Death Strip?

a)

escape tunnels were dug

b)

water pipes were leaking

c)

rodents had dug tunnels

d)

earthquake tremors made dirt shift

24.

What slogan was used for all young people in Gerta's area?

a)

be brave

b)

be strong

c)

stay ready

d)

stay diligent

25.

What was Gerta's least favorite day of the week to walk on the platform?

a)

Sunday

b)

Wednesday

c)

Friday

d)

Saturday