Milkweed

What is the main character's original name?

• Misha

• Stop Thief

• Uri

• Janina

What is the setting of Milkweed?

• Warsaw, Poland

• Berlin, Germany

• London, England

• Paris, France

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

How did the main character meet Uri?

• Playing cards

• At the merry go round.

• Blue Camel Motel

• Stealing Bread

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where did the boys gather at the beginning of the book?

• Barbershop

• Stable

• Hospital

• Ghetto

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

What was in the piles when the boys gathered?

• Hay

• Toys and games

• Stolen items and food

• Books

What name did Uri give the main character?

• Misha Pilsudski

• Stop Thief

• Olek Manski

• Janina Milsop

Where did Uri and the main character live towards the beginning of the book

• Barn

• Apartment

• Abandoned House

• Barbershop

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who was the man washing the sidewalk with his beard?

• a Jewish man
• a Gypsy
• a German Soldier

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is Uri's favorite food?

• babkas
• candy
• pickles

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why was identity so important to Misha that he had to tell people who he was? 

• He wanted to show off.
• He wanted to use his name to become a Jackboot.
• He did not remember who he really was and he was happy to have a name and a story to tell.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3