Irena Sendler

After knowing the list was safe, Sendler b_______________________5.

Irena Sendler was a _______________ social worker.

According to "Irena Sendler: Rescuer of the Children of Warsaw," what question did four Kansas students set out to answer in 1999?

• How were dogs used in Sendler's rescue missions in Poland?

• Why was Sendler so well remembered when other heroes weren't?

• How did Sendler manage to smuggle thousands of Jewish children during World War II?

• Why would Sendler forge documents to rescue Jewish children during World War II?

Why did Sendler keep detailed lists of the children she saved?

• She planned to use the lists to reunite the children with their families after the war.

• She knew she could use the information to save her own life if the Nazis ever arrested her

• She planned to write a book about her experiences and wanted to mention the children by name

• She wanted to contact the children after the war because she knew their parents would die.

How are the Kansas students most like Irena Sendler?

• Both Sendler and the Kansas students are now dead

• Both Sendler and the Kansas students put their lives at risk

• Both Sendler and the Kansas students are award-winning storytellers

• Both Sendler and the Kansas students worked to save something precious.

What do you learn about Irena Sendler in this passage:

Taking advantage of both her official position and German's paranoia of germs, she would go into the Ghetto under the ruse of wanting to stop the spread disease beyond the ghetto walls. Officially, she was examining Jews for signs of contagious diseases. In reality, she was looking for children to save.

• She was clever

• She was dishonest

• She was self-serving

• She was actually a doctor

How did Sendler's father influence her life?

• He rescued children from the Nazis

• He trained her to treat diseases

• He set an example of dedication to others

• He taught her all about the Warsaw Ghetto

How did the students from Kansas first learn about Irena?

• A school trip to Poland

• She was a guest speaker at their school

• Their teacher showed them an article

• They watched the movie about her life

Which of the following passages best illustrates that both Irena and the Kansas students where working to save something?

• They assumed that Irena, who was born in 1910 and had endured torture at the hands of the Gestapo during the war, must have passed away.

• She readily agreed. "I lost know time in reflecting [on the danger]," she later explained, "knowing that I and my heart had to be there, had to be a part of the rescue."

• Then, in January 2001, they performed the play in Kansas City, where a local businessman suggested that they should meet Irena. They said that they were planning it and saving money.

• "Before the day you had written Life in a Jar, the world did not know our story; your performance and work in continuing the effort I started over fifty years ago."

What role did Irena Sendler play during World War II?

• A) A spy for the Allies

• B) A nurse in the Red Cross

• C) A rescuer of Jewish children

• D) A soldier in the Polish army