STORYWORKS - “The Children Who Escaped the Nazis” Quiz

What is Lore doing at the beginning of the article?

• sleeping and dreaming

• discussing something important with her parents

• nervously waiting to meet the new family she will live with in England

• hurrying to catch a train to Germany

What is antisemitism?

• prejudice against Jewish people

• prejudice against everyone

• acceptance of others

• the name of an area in Germany

Which of the following best describes how Lore's family felt living in Germany in the early 1930s?

• comfortable and welcomed

• scared and threatened

• angry and jealous

• understanding and patient

Which of the following supports the answer to question 3?

• “The Schreibers gave her a bed to sleep in and food to eat . . .”

• “. . . Germany—the only home they’d ever known—was no longer safe . . .”

• “And most of all, Lore missed her parents.”

• “Yet few countries were willing to open their doors to refugees trying to escape Hitler.”

What event ended the Kindertransport?

• Adolf Hitler became head of the German government.

• Germany was defeated in World War I.

• Kristallnacht occurred on November 9, 1938.

• World War II began.

Which best explains why the authors most likely wrote “The Children Who Escaped the Nazis”?

• to tell readers about the Kindertransport

• to discuss the cause of World War II

• to explain what it was like to live in Britain during World War II

• to remember the Germans who fought against the Nazis