A Night Divided

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

• WW2 began

• Germany was split into thirds

• Gerta and her family escaped to West Berlin

• 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

• Gerta and her mother

• Her father and her brother Dominic

• Gerta, Dominic, and Fritz

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 in a car driven by university students

• He tried to escape by bribing the border police

Who were the Stasi?

• The Westerners

• The secret police

• The border police

• The university students

Who is the author of A Night Divided?

• Jennifer A. Nielsen

• Gary Soto

• Lauren Wolk

What is the name of Gerta's best friend?

• Anna

• Jennifer

• Jessica

• Diane

Why did the Stasi come for Herr Krause?

• He was not following curfew guidelines.

• He was giving food to those in need.

• He was writing secret notes and making his own stamps.

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

• A shovel to help dig the tunnel

• A package from Papa with money in it

• A pulley to help lift dirt from the tunnel

Why did Gerta go to Anna's building?

• To see how wide the death strip is

• To look for evidence that Anna was a spy

• To apologize and try to be friends again

What was the land called between East and West Germany?

• The Wired Wall

• The Spree

• The Death Strip