Reading Checkup Part 1

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What is acrophobia?

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Acrophobia is an extreme fear of heights.

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What actions did Michael take when he found the British pilot?

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Michael led the other boys away from where the pilot was, took his parents to rescue the pilot, and hid the pilot in the barn.

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Why did Michael spill grape juice at dinner?

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Michael spilled grape juice because he planned to search the German house for hidden information.

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What is the reason Michael has a soft spot for Herr Professor Doktor Major Melcher?

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Michael feels that his teacher didn’t really support the Nazis.

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How did Michael’s mother save him from the butler in the study?

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Michael’s mother used chloroform on the butler to make him unconscious.

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What is ornithophobia?

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Ornithophobia is an extreme fear of birds.

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What is agoraphobia?

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Agoraphobia is an extreme fear of crowded places.

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What is claustrophobia?

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Claustrophobia is an extreme fear of confined places.

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What does it mean to create a diversion?

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Creating a diversion means to distract someone to prevent them from noticing something else.

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What is the significance of Kristallnacht in the context of the story?

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Kristallnacht was a violent anti-Jewish pogrom in Nazi Germany, which deeply affected Jewish families.