A Night Divided

On August 13, 1961, what event occurred while everyone slept?

• WW2 began

• Gerta and her family escaped to West Berlin

• Germany was split into thirds

• A wall was built around the city to divide East and West Berlin

What family members were in the west and hadn’t come home yet?

• Gerta, her mother, and Fritz

• Her father and her brother Dominic

• Gerta and her mother

• Gerta, Dominic, and Fritz

Who were the Grenztruppen?

• The secret police

• The Westerners

• The border police

• The university students

How much time had passed between chapter 1 and chapter 4?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 6 years

• 8 years

What did Peter Warner try to do and how did he plan to accomplish it?

• He tried to escape by swimming the Spree River

• He tried to escape by bribing the border police

• He tried to escape in a car driven by university students

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Who were the Stasi?

• The Westerners

• The border police

• The secret police

• The university students

Who is the author of A Night Divided?

• Jennifer A. Nielsen

• Lauren Wolk

• Gary Soto

What is the name of Gerta's best friend?

• Anna

• Jennifer

• Jessica

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Why did the Stasi come for Herr Krause?

• He was writing secret notes and making his own stamps

• He was writing newspapers

• He was having secret meetings

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What did Gerta sneak out to get before curfew was lifted and why?

• A shovel to help dig the tunnel

• A pulley to help lift dirt from the tunnel

• A package from Papa with money in it