Parallel Journeys chapter 12

_____ was one of the few cities where Jewish people openly fought against the Nazis.

• Warsaw, Poland
• Haarlem, Netherlands
• Westerbork, Amsterdam
• Minsk, Soviet Union

Why did Helen and Siegfried have to leave their first home in hiding after a few days?

• Their hosts were too afraid to let them stay
• They were discovered
• Doris was sick and contagious
• Siegfried's mother was ill in America

How did Siegfried pass time in hiding?

• He sewed
• He drew
• He read and wrote about the future
• He and Helen argued

What happened to Gerda, Helen and Siegfried's friend, and Gerda's daughter Vera?

• They were arrested and sent to Sobibor, an extermination camp
• They were able to meet in secret
• They ratted out their friends to save themselves
• They turned in Helen and Siegfried as revenge

Why were military leaders upset with Hitler?

• They said he focused too much on killing Jews and too little on winning the war
• Hitler had publicly embarrassed high-ranking Nazi officials on the radio
• He gave up his quest for more land
• They said they could tell Hitler was losing his grasp on reality

What was the code name of the Allied forces' plan to re-take France from the Nazis on D-Day?

• BARBOSSA
• OVERLORD
• MISTER STEAL YO FRANCE
• BONJOUR

The Nazis come to arrest Helen and Siegfried. Why do they really want them to bring Doris, too?

• Nazis were paid "head-money" for every prisoner they found
• Doris was a charming child and the officer liked her
• The family is going to a family camp, where Doris can safely stay with her parents
• They needed children to work on the labor camps' farms

Whom, does Helen hint, was responsible for betraying them to the Nazis?

• Siegfried
• Gre
• Mevrouwttje (little woman)
• Alfons

How were most Jewish people transported to concentration camps?

• Trains- standing in crowded cattle cars
• Trains- riding in seated passenger cars
• Carts & wagons pulled by mules
• Walking across Europe

How does Helen describe Siegfried at the end of the chapter?

• He is angry and ready to fight
• He has completely lost hope
• He is excited to see his friends
• He is praying for Doris's safety