Storyworks "The Children who Escaped the Nazis"

Which of the following best describes how Lore feels at the beginning of the article?

• nervous but hopeful

• lonely and scared

• comfortable and safe

• open to change

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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What is antisemitism?

• prejudice against Jewish people

• prejudice against everyone

• acceptance of others

• the name of an area in Germany

Which is NOT an example of antisemitism?

• "Signs appeared in windows of restaurants and shops that said 'Jews not wanted'"

• "... German people had faced years of growing poverty, unemployment, and hunger."

• "Jewish people were fired from their jobs and forbidden to vote."

• "She was forbidden to swim in public pools or go to the movies or even walk though public parks- just because she was Jewish."

Which event caused the end of the Kindertransport?

• Adolf Hitler's becoming head of the German government

• Germany's defeat in World War 1

• Kristallnacht

• the beginning of World War II

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The Schreibers could best be described as_______.

• kind

• funny

• selfish

• difficult

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.2.1

Which of the following support the answer to question 5?

• "The Schreibers and the people of Lincoln did their best to help Lore.

• "Others were put to work as household servants."

• "When Lore arrived in London, a couple appeared and introduced themselves as Mr. and Mrs. Schreiber."

• "And most of all Lore missed her parents."

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

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CCSS.RI.4.2

Why did Lore join the British Army?

• She was forced to do so.

• The Schreibers asked her to join.

• It was her dream job.

• She wanted to show appreciation to Britain

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which best describes the authors' main purpose for writing, "The Children Who Escaped the Nazis?"

• to inform readers about the Kindertransport

• to analyze the causes of World War II

• to explain what it was like to live in Britain during World War II

• to honor the Germans who resisted the Nazis

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.6

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CCSS.RL.4.6