The Girl Who Survived CH 10-12 Reading Quiz

Which was NOT a reason why Bronia thought she couldn’t return home after being liberated?

• it was too dangerous

• the family home no longer belonged to her

• the Nazis still had control in her hometown

• she believed that all of her family was dead

 Bronia survived the holocaust to have children and grandchildren. She says that “generations of [her] family far into the future will remember the strength and kindness” of which person?

• Her brother, Mendek

• Bozenka

• Dr. Mengele

Bronia’s cousin, Asher, found her. What astonishing news did he tell her?

• her brother, Mendek, had survived

• she was now the owner of the family home

• she must stay at Bozenka’s, to remain safe

When Bronia arrived at Ellis Island, in New York, why did the immigration officials not want to allow her to enter the country?

• they feared she was a Nazi

• she did not speak English and would not be able to communicate in America

• they feared she had tuberculosis, a contagious lung disease

Mendek was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War. How did Bronia react to this?

• she was upset and wrote a letter to his draft board to explain everything he had been through

• she was excited that he would be able to represent America by fighting in another war

• she did not know about it until after the Korean War was over. She thought Mendek had run away during that time.

The narrator explains ways that Mendek had been successful after the holocaust. Which was NOT one of the things that he had invented or patented?

• a machine that helped clean and bag vegetables

• machines used to set stones, such as diamonds and emeralds

• a clasp for bracelets that is still used today

• a machine that distributed food and beverages (now known as a vending machine)

As an adult, Bronia had not laughed until when?

• her children were born

• she visited Israel and was excited to be in her “free Jewish homeland.”

• she found out that she was going to be a grandmother

What has Bronia not done, since the war, still to this day?

• told others her story

• slept with a pillow

• cried

In Chapter 12, why does Bronia say that it is important for her to share her story?

• many people say the Holocaust did not happen and she wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again

• she is getting older, her memory is fading, and she does not want to forget 

• her family has never heard it and would really enjoy it

 What genre of writing is “The Girl Who Survived?”

• realistic fiction

• fairy tale

• biography (non-fiction)