Briar Rose

Which of the following was most true to you before beginning Briar Rose

• I knew nothing about camps in America

• I had heard a little about camps in America

• I knew there were Japanese Internment camps in America

• I knew there were camps that housed Japanese, German, Italians, and many others

Which fairy tale does Gemma pattern her story after?

• Cinderella

• Rapunzel

• Snow White

• Sleeping Beauty

Which reason seems most likely, at this point in the reading, for Gemma telling the story in the manner she does?

• She is ashamed of what happened in the past

• She cannot remember the story in real life

• She is protecting the children from a harsh story

• She is still afraid of what might happen to her

Do you remember what year the photograph of Gemma and her daughter (Becca's mom) is from?

• 1940

• 1952

• 1941

• 1945

What is Fort Oswego, in your opinion?

• an internment camp

• a concentration camp

• a refugee camp

• a holding camp

Are you in favor of Becca's planned trip to Poland?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Who tells Becca her Gemma couldn't have come from Kulmhof/Chelmno

• Stan

• Becca's father

• Harry

• Silvia

At this point, why do you think Stan wants to help Becca?

• He thinks she is a great journalist and wants her to succeed

• He is interested in her romantically

• He is sad he didn't successfully trace down his birth parents

• All of the above

Best guess on why Harry and those in the camp called Gemma, Princess.

• She was pretty

• She was a princess

• She was aloof and standoffish

• She asked them to call her princess

What do you foresee as Becca's smartest choice when planning her trip?

• finding a translator

• getting maps and directions to Chelmno

• arranging for a car to drive while there

• deciding to go alone, without her sisters