The Boys Who Fought Hitler

Which sentence BEST summarizes the article?

• Not everyone in the Hitler Youth agreed with what the Nazis believed.

• Hitler blamed the Jews for all of Germany’s problems.

• During World War II, one German boy lost his life trying to resist Hitler.

• In Nazi Germany, three boys risked everything to spread the truth about Hitler.

The first three paragraphs of the article serve to

• introduce the setting and build suspense.

• explain the nature of Karl’s secret mission.

• illustrate how World War II started.

• demonstrate the Nazis’ control over Germany.

How does the author best emphasize the courage of Helmuth, Karl, and Rudi?

• by explaining why they left the Hitler Youth

• by describing the horrors of Hitler’s regime

• by showing photographs of Nazis

• by indicating that they have no regrets

Which statement is NOT supported by information in the article?

• Most Germans did not have access to news from other countries.

• Helmuth was killed for criticizing Hitler

• When he was young, Karl thought he might want to be a Nazi leader

• Helmuth is still considered a hero.

Consider this sentence from the article: “In all of human history, few regimes have been more profoundly evil than Hitler’s Nazi Germany.” Context clues reveal that profoundly means

• slightly

• intensely

• intelligently

• strictly

Based on information in the map on page 6, you can see that

• the Nazis controlled most of Europe in 1942.

• very few countries were neutral during the war.

• Great Britain and the Soviet Union fought against the Nazis.

• All of the above

Members of the Hitler Youth were expected to

• speak only to one another.

• fight in battles so Hitler could win the war.

• spit on German Jews.

• report people who were not loyal to the Nazis.

Which literary technique is used in the following passage from page 6? “But embers of these old beliefs smoldered in German culture. Hitler easily fanned the flames.”

• hyperbole, to exaggerate Hitler’s level of power

• personification, to make flames seem human

• metaphor, to show how beliefs spread like fire

• simile, to compare Hitler to burning flames