A Night Divided
English
5th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on the historical fiction novel "A Night Divided" by Jennifer A. Nielsen, which tells the story of a family separated by the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. The questions are most appropriate for grades 5-8, targeting middle school students who are developing their ability to analyze character development, plot progression, and historical context within literature. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track complex narrative elements including character relationships, chronological sequences, and cause-and-effect relationships. The quiz requires students to demonstrate literal comprehension through recall of specific details, understand character motivations and changes, recognize the historical significance of events like the Berlin Wall's construction, and identify basic literary devices such as figurative language. Students must synthesize information across multiple chapters to answer questions about time progression and character development, showing their ability to maintain understanding of an extended narrative. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying historical fiction and Cold War history in grades 5-8. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a comprehensive unit test after students complete the novel, a chapter-by-chapter reading check to ensure comprehension, or homework assignments that reinforce key plot points and character development. Teachers can use individual questions as warm-up activities to review previous reading assignments or as formative assessment tools to gauge student understanding before moving forward in the text. The quiz supports both literary analysis skills and historical understanding, making it valuable for integrated English Language Arts and Social Studies instruction. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards including CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3 for analyzing plot development, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4 for determining word meanings, while also supporting social studies standards related to Cold War history and the impact of political divisions on families and communities.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
On August 13, 1961, what event occurred while everyone slept?
WW2 began
Gerta and her family escaped to West Berlin
Germany was split into thirds
A wall was built around the city to divide East and West Berlin
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What family members were in the west and hadn’t come home yet?
Gerta, her mother, and Fritz
Her father and her brother Dominic
Gerta and her mother
Gerta, Dominic, and Fritz
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How much time had passed between chapter 1 and chapter 4?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What did Peter Warner try to do and how did he plan to accomplish it?
He tried to escape by swimming the Spree River
He tried to escape by bribing the border police
He tried to escape in a car driven by university students
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who were the Stasi?
The Westerners
The border police
The secret police
The university students
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Who is the author of A Night Divided?
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Lauren Wolk
Gary Soto
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the name of Gerta's best friend?
Anna
Jennifer
Jessica
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
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