Suzy and Leah

Suzy and Leah

By Mrs. Schlaubach

Multiple Choice

In "suzy and Leah," why does Leah refuse Suzy's candy?

• She thinks the candy is poisoned.

• She knows the candy is bad for her.

• She does not want to act like an animal.

• She dislikes everything about America.

Multiple Choice

Which word best describes Leah's reaction to Suzy's first visit to the camp?

• joyful

• silent

• talkative

• friendly

Multiple Choice

Where and when does "Suzy and Leah" take place?

• in America near the end of World War II

• in Europe near the end of World War II

• In America just before World War II

• in Europe just before World War II

Multiple Choice

This passage describes part of the setting of "Suzy and Leah." what does it tell you the story is about?

Today I walked past that place, the one that was in the newspaper, the one all the kids have been talking about...A line of rickety wooden buildings just like in the army. And a fence lots higher than my head. With barbed wire on top. How can anyone-even a refugee-live there?

• people who live near a sleep-away camp and the children at the camp

• people who live near a prison and the inmates who are in the prison

• people who live near an army base and the people who live in the camp

• people who live near a refugee camp and the people who live in the camp

Multiple Choice

What does this passage tell you about Leah?

Suzy expects me to be grateful. But how can I be grateful? She treats me like a pet, a pet she does not really like ro trust. She wants to feed me like an animal behind bars.

• She is well liked

• She is lonely

• She is suspicious

• She is grateful

Multiple Choice

Why does Leah wait to tell anyone about her illness?

• She thinks no one will understand her English

• She is ashamed that she has eaten nonkosher food

• She is shy and does not want to disturb the directors of the refugee camp

• She remembers that sick people in the concentration camps were killed

Multiple Choice

What do the details in this passage tell you about the author's purpose?

If I write all this down, I will not hold so much anger. I have much anger. And terror besides. Terror. It is a new word for me, but an old feeling.

• She is trying to create a mood.

• She is trying to entertain readers.

• She is trying to teach readers the meaning of terror.

• She is trying to persuade readers to like Leah better.

Multiple Choice

What do Leah's diary entries reveal about her?

• She has a sense of humor.

• She is unfriendly by nature.

• She feels lost and sad.

• She likes America.

Multiple Choice

What does this passage tell you that Leah has learned from her experiences?

One day soon this Suzy and her people will stop being nice to us. They will remember we are not just refugees but Jews, and they will turn on us. Just as the Germans did.

• Germans thought all refugees were Jews.

• Strangers should never be trusted.

• People are kinder than they seem at first.

• Refugees should never be trusted.

Multiple Choice

Based on this passage from her diary, how would you describe Suzy?

I wouldn't want to be one of them. Imagine going to school and not being able to speak English or understand anything....I can't imagine anything worse.

• She has seen much of the world.

• She is proud to be an American.

• She is sympathetic, but she has limited life experiences.

• She is unmoved by the refugees.

Multiple Choice

What good comes from Suzy's reading Leah's diary?

• Suzy realizes that Leah has liked her all along.

• Suzy realizes all that Leah has suffered in the war.

• Suzy realizes how lucky she is to have been born in America.

• Suzy realizes that to be Leah's friend, she must learn Yiddish.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences describes something that is permanent?

• Leah's Yiddish accent began to fade as her English improved.

• Leah's stay in the hospital lasted less then a week.

• Leah's memories of her mother and brother would be with her forever.

• Leah's distrust gave way to trust once Suzy became more understanding.

Multiple Choice

In which of the following sentences is a personal pronoun used as a subject?

• There is barbed wire still between us and the world.

• The color reminded me of your eyes and blue skies.

• Zipporah braided my hair.

• She is ill in her stomach.

Multiple Choice

In which of the following sentences is a personal pronoun used as an object?

• I have but a single piece of paper to write on.

• But she still never smiles.

• What does he know?

• If I love her, I will forget you.