I'll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow

In 'I'll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow,' why does the narrator go into hiding?

• She wants to support the resistance movement.

• She wants to join her family, already in hiding.

• She hopes to meet other Jews in similar situations.

• She fears being deported to a concentration camp.

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In 'I'll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow,' where does the narrator go when she has nowhere else to hide?

• She goes to her boyfriend’s house.

• She goes to an abandoned building.

• She goes to a home for elderly people.

• She goes to her aunt and uncle’s shop.

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What happens after the Germans arrest the narrator of 'I’ll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow'? Choose two options.

• The narrator helps other Jews hide.

• The narrator survives a concentration camp.

• The narrator escapes from a famous theater.

• The narrator goes to a prison with other Jews.

• The narrator reunites with her family members.

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What is the most likely meaning of emaciated as it is used in these sentences from 'I’ll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow'?

Freddy, my boyfriend, opened the door. I was bald and emaciated. He didn’t recognize me until I spoke.

• very confused

• overly friendly

• incredibly tired

• extremely skinny

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Part A: What is the most likely meaning of distraught as it is used in these sentences?

Choose the meaning based on context clues.

• perplexed

• unmoved

• upset

• glad

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Part B: Which word from the sentences best supports the answer to Part A?

• good-bye

• cried

• followed

• waiting

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What does the context suggest is the most likely meaning of tolerable as it is used in these sentences from “I’ll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow”?

The food in the prison was tolerable, we were allowed outside every other day, and

the guards didn’t mistreat us. We must have been easy prisoners.

• stale

• decent

• delightful

• disgusting

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Read this comment by the narrator of “I’ll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow.”

I used to think: We’re not allowed to walk down the street anymore? Fine, then we won’t go for a walk.

What is the narrator’s initial attitude toward the restrictions placed on Jews?

• sad but hopeful

• frightened but defiant

• irritated but compliant

• confused but optimistic

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Part A: In “I’ll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow,” which word best describes how the

narrator feels when she escapes the kindergarten?

• sneaky

• excited

• hopeful

• nervous

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Part B: Which sentence from “I’ll Go Fetch Her Tomorrow” best supports the

answer to Part A?

• When the tram moved off, you walked along it and quickly took the first

  right-hand turn.

• There I was, walking along the street, anxiously holding my purse in front

  of my star.

• I was wearing a thick winter coat, which my mother had told me to take.

• My aunt and uncle thought I was a ghost when I walked in because they

  knew I’d been taken away.

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