Section 6: The Boy Who Dared

Helmuth invites this friend over to listen to the BBC with him FIRST -

• Karl

• Rudi

• Gerhard

• Hans

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

When Helmuth brings both Karl and Rudi together to listen to the radio, they are upset because they didn't know the other one was listening as well. Helmuth says that he separated them at first because

• He wanted to protect them

• He thought they would be jealous of each other

• He didn't think they'd want to listen to the radio all together

• He knew that Rudi had time conflicts

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Helmuth believes that the boys won't be severely punished if they're caught because

• they are Germans

• they are under the age of 18

• they have good party book records

• they all work in government buildings

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Helmuth borrows this from work to make the flyers look more official -

• A swastika stamp

• A Nazi letterhead

• A copy of Hitler's signature

• An image of the Star of David

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

While Helmuth is creating the flyers, Oma believes

• he is completing work for his job

• he is looking for a new job

• he is making flyers for Hugo

• he is writing another paper for school

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does America declare war on Japan?

• The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor

• Japan was helping England

• Japan was invading Poland

• Hitler declared war on Japan

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

In this section of the novel, Germany declares war on

• America

• England

• France

• Austria

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Brother Worbs tells Helmuth he cannot explain what really happened to him because

• he signed a paper saying that he was treated well

• he doesn't remember

• he cannot speak anymore about the experiences

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Gestapo are the

• Nazi Police

• Hitler Youth

• Jewish soldiers

• Elderly men and women

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How did Helmuth learn about the lies the government had been telling the German people?

• From hearing Gerhard talk about his experiences in the army

• Reading the London newspaper

• By listening to the BBC radio station

• Talking with Brother Worbs

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.3