Prisoner - Chapters 11 and 12

Which sentence does not belong?

(A) After Uncle Moshe was killed, Yanek grew weak from lack of food.

(B) One day he couldn’t climb into the top bunk and fell to the floor.

(C) When Yanek struggled to get up, he noticed some loose boards.

(D) He saw that the space under the boards was big enough to hide.

(E) Yanek showed the space to Thomas and Isaac.

(F) Yanek felt guilty for not sharing his food with the Muselmanner.

(G) The three boys spent several days under the boards only coming out for roll call and dinner.

• B

• C

• D

• E

• F

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

Which obstacle does Yanek NOT have to face?

• finding family members

• getting enough to eat

• getting enough rest

• Avoiding Goeth

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which TWO types of figurative language are used?

I pushed my way up and out of the crawl space. It felt like coming up for air after being underwater. I was free of my little coffin!

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.5

Which quality does Yanek NOT possess that would help him survive the concentration camp?

• courage

• kindness

• inner strength

• physical strength

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which quality do you think is most helpful to Yanek in staying alive?

• inner strength

• courage

• kindness

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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Which event came first in chapters 11-12?

• Uncle Moshe was killed.

• Yanek grew weak from lack of food and hard work.

• Yanek found a hiding place in the crawl space of the barracks.

• Yanek lied to Goeth that he was on a work detail.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

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Which book character is Yanek most like?

• Jesse from Bridge to Terabithia who struggles with guilt after his best friend Leslie dies

• Joey Pigza who has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his ADHD medications wear off

• Luke from Among the Hidden who must

  leave his identity behind because he is a third child which is against the law in his

  country

• Ella from Ella Enchanted who struggles against the childhood curses that forces her to obey any order given to her

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Finish this statement...

Yanek wanted to rely on his Uncle Moshe to help him survive the harsh conditions of the concentration camp, but.... so....

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Which passage BEST shows how Yanek is treated?

• I was desperate to get up, but I couldn’t

  make my legs obey me, couldn’t pull up my

  own weight with my stick-and-straw arms.

• It felt like coming up for air after being underwater. I was free of my little coffin!

• My heart was thumping, but it made me

  feel alive, and feeling alive made me want

  to stay alive.

• Goeth glared at us for a long moment, then

  walked by without saying another word.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

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Draw a picture of a tureen.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A