Kindertransport: The Secret Life of Nicholas

According to "Saving the Children," what happened in 1938, soon after the Munich Agreement?

• War broke out between England and Germany.

• The U.S. began to accept refugees.

• Nazi Forces marched into Czechoslovakia.

• German soldiers invaded Poland.

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According to "Saving the Children," what is the major reason that Nicholas Winton was awarded knighthood in 2003?

• He spent a lifetime helping the elderly.

• He served as an ambulance driver for children.

• He donated money for a memorial in Jerusalem.

• He helped many Czech children escape the Nazis.

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As explained in "Saving the Children," what has Nicholas Winton been doing in the years since World War II ended? Choose two options.

• running orphanages

• writing his autobiography

• building homes for the elderly

• directing television documentaries

• helping people with mental disabilities

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What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of emigration in this excerpt from "Saving the Children"?

Emigration wasn't an option. The world's doors were closed to refugees.

• returning home

• seasonal movement

• living in a refugee camp

• moving to another country

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In "Saving the Children," Bob Simon describes how Nicholas Winton pretended to be an important figure in a refugee organization. He then asks Winton this question.

So, in fact, you managed to do what you did through a little deception, a little smoke and mirrors?

What is the most likely meaning of deception?

• skill

• magic

• trickery

• helpfulness

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What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of annihilation in this paragraph from "Saving the Children"?

Two years after that last train, the Nazis began implementing the "Final Solution," their plan to slaughter all the Jews of Europe. Czech Jews were rounded up and shipped to Theresienstadt, an old military garrison town about an hour north of Prague--their first stop on the road to annihilation.

• relocation

• misfortune

• total destruction

• forced enlistment

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Which words best provide context to support the answer to the meaning of annihilation in this paragraph?

Two years after that last train, the Nazis began implementing the "Final Solution," their plan to slaughter all the Jews of Europe. Czech Jews were rounded up and shipped to Theresienstadt, an old military garrison town about an hour north of Prague--their first stop on the road to annihilation.

• plan to slaughter

• rounded up

• military garrison

• their first stop

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In "Saving the Children," what does Lady Milena mean when she says that Nicholas Winton "ends up with 15,000 children"?

• Winton helped thousands of Czech children relocate to England.

• Today, everyone in Czechoslovakia thinks of Winton as a father figure.

• The children Winton rescued lived to have their own children and grandchildren.

• At the BBC-sponsored event, several thousand survivors celebrated Winton's life.

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In "Saving the Children," what is the most likely purpose for interviewing Hugo Meisl as well as Nicholas Winton?

• to provide a firsthand account of the results of Nicholas Winton's work

• to offer opinions about Nicholas Winton's personality and motivation

• to supply background on the events leading up to the war

• to explain why the BBC was so interested in Nicholas Winton

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According to "Saving the Children," why doesn't NIcholas Winton talk about his successes in rescuing Czech children?

• He does not think of his accomplishment as meaningful.

• He does not see the point in reviewing what's over and done with.

• He believes that only the soldiers who fought and died deserve praise.

• He strongly regrets not being able to save children in other countries as well.

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