Milkweed Ch. 13-15

What did Misha do when the horses slowed down and came to a stop on the merry-go-round?

• Started crying

• Waited patiently

• Leaped onto a horse

• Left the park

What did the man ask the Misha for before he was pulled from the horse and thrown into the snow?

• Passport

• Ticket

• Money

• ID card

What did the golden-haired girl call the MIsha when she pointed and screamed at him?

• A dirty thief

• A dirty liar

• A dirty boy

• A dirty Jew and a dirty gypsy

What did the Misha do the night he heard the music and snuck out of the stable?

• He went and rode all the horses on the merry-go-round.

• He went out and danced in the street.

• He joined the band who was playing music.

• He went out and sang at the top of his lungs.

What did Misha do when he saw no one at the merry-go-round and ran to the orphanage to tell Doctor Korczak?

• Banged on the door

• Called out for the children

• Waved at the doctor

• All of the above

In the beginning of chapter 14, Misha says that "the unthinkable happened." What event is he referring to?

• Jackboots hung and hosed a Jewish man to death.

• Jackboots marched through the orphange.

• Jackboots rode the merry-go-round singing German songs.

• Jackboots hurt Dr. Korczak.

In chapter 14, what figurative language devices are being used when the author writes: The hose flew out of the Jackboots' hands and whipped wildly about like a sliced worm?

• simile and alliteration

• simile and idiom

• metaphor and alliteration

• metaphor and idiom

In the beginning of chapter 15, Jews wearing white armbands with a blue star were walking in the streets. Where were they going?

• To the ghetto

• To Germany

• To America

• To the store

While walking in the street, who did Misha encounter?

• Dr. Korczak, the orphans, Janina, and her family

• Uri and the boys

• His parents

• Greta, the speckled mare

At the end of chapter 15, Misha shares a sausage with Janina's family, and he is told that people are afraid of him. Why are they afraid of him?

• Because he isn't a Jew

• Because he has a sausage

• Because he seems so happy

• Because he is a thief