Reading Comprehension Quiz: Days and Memory (Polish Woman)

What was the significance of the conversation between Delbo and the Polish woman at the beginning of the narrative?

• They were planning their future escape from the camps.

• They were reflecting on how knowing they would survive might have changed their experience in the camps.

• They were discussing the best ways to escape from Auschwitz.

• They were trying to remember specific details about their time in the camps.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Why did the Polish woman decide to hide instead of leaving with the others when the SS evacuated Auschwitz?

• She was too weak to walk with the others.

• She knew the Russians were close and hoped they would liberate her soon.

• She had already arranged for transportation to Warsaw.

• She feared that the Germans would return and punish those who stayed behind.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What was the main reason the Polish woman decided to leave Poland after the war?

• She feared Soviet rule and saw no future for herself or the children there.

• She wanted to reunite with her fiancé in the United States.

• She had lost all of her family members and had no reason to stay.

• She was offered a scholarship to study in France.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How did the Polish woman manage to travel safely through Poland after escaping Raisco?

• She disguised herself as a German soldier.

• She relied on underground patrols and partisans who helped her find shelter and food.

• She traveled only at night.

• She used forged documents.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How did the Polish woman feel about the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War?

• She was strongly in favor of it and encouraged her sons to enlist.
  

• She had no strong opinions about the war and focused on rebuilding her life.

• She protested the war and was determined to prevent her sons from fighting.

•  She believed the war was necessary to stop the spread of communism.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3