The Silver Sword Chapters 20 and 21

The sun peering over the rim of the hills when she woke.

• Hyperbole

• symbol

• metaphor

• personification

Who is the Burgomaster?

• He is an American who is fighting the Germans

• He is the man in charge of sending refugees back to where they came from

• He is a German prisoner of war

• He owns the farm

Who was giving the Burgomaster his orders?

• The Germans

• The Americans

• The Russians

• The Poles

Who is Ludwig?

• The Wolff’s dog

• The Wolff’s son

• The Wolff’s neighbour

• The Burgomaster

How did the Burgomaster find out about the children?

• Kurt told him

• Mrs. Wolff told him

• Ludwig told him

• Edek helped him fix his flat tyre

Did the Burgomaster arrest them straight away?

• Yes, he was mean

• Yes, he had been ordered to do so

• No, he said that he was coming the next day

• No, he said that the children must run and hide

Where does the Burgomaster want to send the children?

• Russia

• Poland

• Switzerland

• America

Why did Eden give false names to the Burgomaster? Choose all the correct answers.

• He was trying to hide their identity

• He was trying to come across as German

• He hated his name

• He liked to lie

What happened to Mr and Mrs Wolff’s sons?

• The were killed in war

• They were prisoners

• The ran away to America

• The were lost at sea

Which one best describes the Burgomaster?

• Young soldier

• Middle-aged man

• Old man

• A man full of scars from the war