Suzy and Leah

Where and when do the main events of "Suzy and Leah" take place?

• in an American refugee camp and town before World War II begins

• in a Nazi concentration camp toward the end of World War II

• in an American refugee camp and town toward the end of World War II

• in a Nazi concentration camp after it has been liberated by the Allies

These lines reveal details about the setting. What do they tell you about the story?

I took two candy bars along, just like everyone said I should. When I held them up, all those kids just swarmed over to the fence, grabbing. Like in a zoo.

• The story is about manners and getting along with others in a group.

• The story is about people who have had different life experiences.

• The story is about people and animals.

• The story is about kindness and generosity.

How would you describe Leah's reaction to Suzy's first visit to the refugee camp?

• excited

• uncommunicative

• welcoming

• uninterested

Why does Leah address her diary entries to her Mutti, whom she last saw in a Nazi concentration camp?

• She does not know whether her mother is dead or alive.

• She knows no other person to write to.

• She believes that she will see her mother again one day.

• She takes comfort in imagining that her mother is alive.

Which of the following statements best describes Suzy in this passage?

I wouldn't want to be one of them. Imagine going to school and not being able to speak English or understand anything that's going on. I can't imagine anything worse.

• Suzy has not had the experiences the refugees have had.

• Suzy lacks a vivid imagination.

• Suzy does not want to speak any language except English.

• Suzy is a kindhearted person.

What do the details in this passage from "Suzy and Leah" reveal about the author's purpose?

And then there is little Avi ... He will speak nothing at all. He stopped speaking, they say, when he was hidden away in a cupboard by his grandmother ... And he was almost three days in that cupboard without food, without water, without words to comfort him.

• She is trying to inform her readers.

• She is trying to persuade her readers.

• She is trying to entertain her readers.

• She is trying to amuse her readers.

What does Leah mean when she writes, "There is still barbed wire between us and the world"?

• She has not yet been freed from the German concentration camp.

• The refugees have not been freed from the American refugee camp.

• The fear she continues to feel keeps her imprisoned emotionally.

• She does not realize that the Americans want to help her.

How would you describe Leah's response to Suzy's gifts, based on this passage?

She expects me to be grateful. But how can I be grateful? She treats me like a pet, a pet she does not really like or trust. She wants to feed me like an animal behind bars.

• She feels like an animal trapped in a zoo.

• She feels like an unloved pet.

• She feels suspicious and insulted.

• She feels grateful but unappreciated.

What does this passage reveal that Leah has learned from her experiences?

One day soon this Suzy and her people will stop being nice to us. They will remember we are not just refugees but Jews, and they will turn on us. Just as the Germans did.

• She has learned that the Germans mistreated Jews for centuries.

• She has learned not to trust people and to keep up her guard.

• She has learned that people who are cruel at first may become kind.

• She has learned to hide her thoughts from everyone.

What do the details in this passage from "Suzy and Leah," reveal about the author's purpose?

Leah knows a lot about the world and nothing about America. She thinks New York is right next to Chicago, for goodness sakes! She can't dance at all. She doesn't know the words to any of the top songs. And she's so stuck up, she only talks in class to answer questions.

• She is trying to teach a lesson.

• She is trying to show the differences in the girls' life experiences.

• She is trying to persuade her readers.

• She is trying to create a mood.