The Children Who Escaped the Nazis

Reread the section “A Storm of Hatred.” Which sentence below BEST expresses the central idea of this section?

• By the time she was 12, Lore could no longer swim in public pools.

• Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazis.

• Adolf Hitler’s rise to power made it dangerous for Jewish people to live in Germany.

• Lore’s parents did not think that Hitler would be in power for very long.

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Read the central idea of the section “The Children” stated below. Then read the lines from the article listed under it. Which detail does NOT support the central idea?

Central Idea: Many different people contributed to the organization and success of the Kindertransport.

• “But in Britain, a group of Jewish and non-Jewish advocates for refugees was determined to do something. . . . They appealed to the British government to take action.” (pp. 6-7)

• “Meanwhile, representatives traveled to Germany and Austria to set up systems for organizing and transporting the children.” (p. 7)

• “As news of Kristallnacht spread, people around the world were horrified.” (p. 6)

• “Soon after, more than 500 people had offered their homes to young refugees.” (p. 7)

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Which idea from the article’s opening section is developed in the section “A Storm of Hatred”?

• Lore was sent to live with a family she knew nothing about.

• Germany had become a dangerous place for Jewish people like Lore and her parents.

• A plan had been put in place to help Jewish children in Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia.

• Lore felt like an outsider in England.

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The article suggests that Germany’s loss in World War I

• left Germans feeling discouraged, angry, and eager to believe Hitler’s promises.

• made Germans skeptical of Hitler’s claim that he would make Germany strong again.

• had little effect on the German people

• made Germans fearful of Hitler.

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On page 5, the authors write that Hitler “fanned the flames” of centuries-old prejudice against Jewish people. The idiom “fan the flames” means

• to fight a battle you have no hope of winning.

• to make a joke of.

• to reduce the intensity of.

• to intensify or stir up.

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Kristallnacht was significant because it

• was the first act of anti-Semitism in Germany.

• increased Germany’s support of Hitler

• shone a spotlight on the horrors being carried out by the Nazis.

• discouraged many countries from taking in Jewish refugees.

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According to the article, in England Lore

• was treated with kindness but still felt like an outsider.

• had no trouble fitting in but missed her parents

• was treated cruelly by her foster family.

• was angry about having been separated from her parents.

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Which best describes the authors’ main purpose for writing “The Children Who Escaped the Nazis”?

• to inform readers about the Kindertransport, including why it was created and how it affected those who were rescued through it

• to give an analysis of the causes of World War II

• to help readers understand the experience of a foster parent of a child brought to Britain on the Kindertransport

• to pay tribute to the Germans who resisted Hitler and the Nazis

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The mood of the first two paragraphs of the introduction is

• energetic and pleasant.

• anxious and suspenseful.

• somber and calm.

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Which word best describes the authors’ tone in the second-to-last paragraph of “The End of the War.”

• happy

• admiring

• overwhelmed

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