A Night Divided Vocabulary and Questions

Where does Gerta live?

• East Berlin

• West Berlin

• Soviet Union

• England

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does the word "Grenzer" mean?

• Government

• Border Police

• West Berliners

• Secret Police

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does the word corrupt mean?

• Sharing your resources with other people

• Being mean to other people

• Showing kindness for others

• Acting dishonestly in order to gain money

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does GDR stand for?

• German Democratic Republic

• Gaining Democratic Resources

• German Democracy Resistance

• Grenzer Demolition Regime

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does the word "refuge" mean in this sentence: "Many East Germans sought refuge by leaving their country and going to the west".

• happiness

• cruelty

• safety

• money

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does the word "humble" mean in this sentence: "...so I only looked down while Mama made humble apologies for my boldness and gripped my wrist like a vise".

• confident/sure

• angry

• modest/quiet

• cheerful

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What does the word "deserter" mean in this sentence describing the woman who tried to jump over the wall to get to West Berlin: "...Fritz showed me the newspaper that described her as a deserter and someone with a weak mind who had believed he lies from the west".

• a loyal person

• a smart person

• someone who stays in a place

• someone who leaves a place

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The Stasi are secret police that interview neighbors and spy on people in order to find out information about that person

• True

• False

Why does the East German government build the Berlin Wall?

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does the word "tolerate" mean in this sentence about a house on the border of the Berlin Wall: "Mama shook her head. 'The government won't tolerate that for long. I don't want to be there when they come".

• to forbid something

• to allow something

• to create something

• to speak about something

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4