On page 10 it states,

"In the days to come, Josef learned that his family wasn't the only one the Nazis had attacked that night. Other Jewish homes and businesses and synagogues were destroyed all over Germany, and tens of thousand of Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps. They called it ____________________ ."

Fill in the blank with the correct event.

• Kristallnacht

• Yom Kippur

• Rosh Hashanah

• Shabbat

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

On page 18 it states,

"Heart in his throat, skin tingling with goose bumps, Josef took the paper armband with the Star of David off his arm, slid it in to the inside pocket of his jacket, and stepped through the door."

Why did Josef take off his armband?

• He wanted to be a "real" German

• He wanted to bring it to the Hitler Youth

• He wanted to go into the non-Jewish compartment on the train

• He wanted to throw it away.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What are the 3 elements of setting?

• Time, Place, & Environment

• Setting, Character, Plot

• Time & Place

• Time, Place, & Plot

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along.

• A struggle between two opposing forces.

• The climax in a story.

• Part of the resolution.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What are the four types of Conflict?

• 1. Setting vs Character
  2. Character vs Character
  3. Character vs Conflict
  4. Character vs Self

• 1. Character vs Society
  2. Character vs Character
  3. Character vs Nature
  4. Character vs Self

• 1. Character vs Society
  2. Society vs Society
  3. Character vs Nature
  4. External vs Internal

• 1. Men vs Woman
  2. Protagonist vs Antagonist
  3. Nature vs Nature
  4. External vs Internal

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the name of the ship Josef and his family sail on?

• MS Berlin

• MS Hamburg

• MS Titanic

• MS St. Louis

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What causes the people to riot in Havana when Isabel, her father and grandfather are there?

• They don't want to go to war.

• They are frustrated with the Cuban dictator and lack of resources.

• They protested against the United States

• The demanded free speech

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

On page 25 it states,

"Josef, Ruth! My darlings!" He kissed the tops of their heads again and again, then jumped back. He looked around manically, like there were spies everywhere. "We have to go. We can't stay here. We have to get on board before they stop us."

What statement below BEST describes Josef's father after his time in the concentration camp?

• He is resilient and determined to make a better life for his family.

• He is shy and quiet and refuses to speak to anyone.

• He is happy and grateful to be moving to a new country.

• He is unhealthy, paranoid, and no longer the man he once was.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Josef wakes up one night to the sound of Nazis breaking into his home. They arrest his father and take him to a concentration camp. Aaron Landau is released from the concentration camp and must __________ .

• stop practicing law

• wear the Star of David

• leave the country within 14 days

• return after a short visit with his family

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Isabel trades her trumpet for two large plastic jugs of gasoline. This action allows her to:

• trade the gas with her neighbors so she can get more food for her family

• bribe the police officers so they won't arrest her father

• convince the Castillo's to take her family with them on their small boat

• fill the gas tank of a neighbors car so her father can leave Havana before the police come to his house

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1