Marta's Diary Past Simple Vs. Past Perfect Simple

Complete the excerpt from Marta’s diary with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple. Sunday, August 13, 1961 This morning I woke early. I usually like to sleep late on Sunday mornings, but I 1 had gone(go) to bed early the previous night. So 2 I got up (get up) and 3 started (start) preparing breakfast for Hans and the children. Dieter and Magda were still asleep. They 4 had gone (go) out with their friends the night before and 5 had come(come) home late. I 6 had just begun(just begin) making coffee when I 7 heard(hear) strange noises in the street, so I 8 went(go) to the window to see what was going on. I couldn’t believe my eyes! A wall was being built on the border between East and West Berlin – right outside our apartment! But why? And what does it mean? My sister and her family live on the western side of the city. Only the day before, we 9 had gone(go) to visit them. It was the baby’s birthday and they 10 had invited(invite) us to lunch. Will we ever see them again? Then I 11 remembered(remember) that Hans 12 had recently started(recently start) a new job in the West. How would he get there now? I was worried, but I wasn’t the only one. By this time, other people 13 had heard(hear) the noise too and a crowd 14 had gathered(gather) on both sides of the wall that was slowly rising between us. As we 15 stared(stare) at each other across the wall, I 16 wondered(wonder), “What will happen to us now?” I am afraid.