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Salt to the Sea Final Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What country did Florian and Joana end up living in?

a)

Denmark

b)

Germany

c)

America

d)

Lithuania

2.

What happened to Klaus in the end?

a)

He was taken to the orphanage in Berlin.

b)

Florian and Joana raised him as their son.

c)

Opi adopted him.

d)

He was returned to his family.

3.

What became of Emilia's baby?

a)

She was raised by Eva.

b)

She was put up for adoption.

c)

She died on the lifeboat with Emilia.

d)

She was raised by Florian and Joana.

4.

To whom does this quote refer? "She arrived in February."

a)

Emilia

b)

Halinka

c)

Joana

d)

Eva

5.

How did Niels and Clara Christensen find out Emilia's name?

a)

A news article

b)

from Halinka's letter

c)

from Florian's notebook

d)

in Florian's letter

6.

More than _____________ people died in the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff.

a)

10,000

b)

9,000

c)

8,000

d)

7,000

7.

Where is the amber swan at the end of the book?

a)

At the bottom of the ocean

b)

Buried in Clara's yard.

c)

Buried in Florian's yard.

d)

Still on the Wilhelm Gustloff

8.

Florian wrote that Emilia was his ___________.

a)

knight

b)

friend

c)

sister

d)

savior

9.

Approximately how many children we on the WG?

a)

10,000

b)

9,000

c)

5,000

d)

1,500

10.

In addition to the WG, other ships were sunk during the evacuation. About how many lives in total were lost during the evacuations?

a)

50,000

b)

40,000

c)

25,000

d)

15,5000

11.

Where is the Amber Room?

a)

In Germany

b)

In Lithuania

c)

In Poland

d)

It is still a mystery

12.

Ruta Sepetys said that, "reading books can unite us in story, study, and _______________________."

a)

remembrance

b)

history

c)

friendship

d)

sorrow

13.

Why is Joana important to her group?

a)

She is blind and able to hear planes before everyone else.

b)

She knows where the manor house is.

c)

She has a horse and medical training.

d)

She has potatoes that she shares.

14.

What plan does Joana have for Emilia?

a)

She tells her to stay with Florian because he will take care of her.

b)

She tells her to take the papers of a Latvian woman who died.

c)

She tells her to hide in the manor and wait for the Allied soldiers to save her.

d)

She tells her to hide in Eva's cart and not to talk to anyone since she's Polish.

15.

When the group makes it to the Wilhelm Gustloff, how does Joana get on?

a)

She pretends to be Klaus's mother since children are given priority to board.

b)

She gets a pass from Alfred because he thinks that she's pretty.

c)

She pretends that she's pregnant so that she can go to the maternity ward.

d)

She gets a pass from a doctor when she offers to help him take care of patients.

16.

What does Joana do to help Florian?

a)

She takes care of the pack that he's been carrying.

b)

She reminds him of his mother, who was also in the medical field.

c)

She takes out the shrapnel in his side and sews him up.

d)

She reminds him of home and of the girls he used to date.

17.

Why does Joana feel that she should be grateful to Germany?

a)

Her family was attacked by Stalin's soldiers and German soldiers saved them.

b)

She was allowed to go to school in Germany and get her medical training.

c)

She was repatriated into Germany from Lithuania by Hitler.

d)

She was born in Germany and had German citizenship.

18.

What was Florian's job for the Reich?

a)

He ran an operation that identified and prosecuted Jewish store owners.

b)

He stole art fro mJewish-run museums and hid it for Hitler.

c)

He trained soldiers in how to use explosive devices.

d)

He restored art and was the museum director's personal assistant.

19.

What is Florian hiding? Select all that apply.

a)

His respect for Hitler.

b)

Hitler's favorite stolen art piece: an amber swan.

c)

A map and key to the Amber Room in the heel of his shoe.

d)

His romantic feelings for Emilia.

20.

What position does Alfred hold?

a)

He keeps the supply closets at the command base tidy.

b)

He is a midwife for expectant mothers on the Wilhelm Gustloff.

c)

He is in charge of helping refugees get on the Wilhelm Gustloff.

d)

He is a soldier in the front lines of the Allied forces.

21.

Which of Hitler's theories did Alfred agree with? Select all that apply.

a)

People should protect the sick, weak, and inferior.

b)

People deserve to be treated equally, no matter their race.

c)

Those who were born disabled were "garbage children."

d)

Polish land could be "Germanized," but Polish people couldn't.

22.

Where does Emilia end up having her baby?

a)

In Poland with her family.

b)

On board the Wilhelm Gustloff.

c)

In a potato cellar near the manor.

d)

In Eva's cart.

23.

What ultimately happens to Emilia?

a)

She has a baby boy who she names Klaus and she makes it to Kiel.

b)

She has a daughter who she names Halinka and she freezes alone on a life raft.

c)

She has a daughter who she names Joana and they make it back to Poland.

d)

She has a baby boy who she names Florian and they both die in the water of hypothermia.

24.

Joana left a note at the house they stayed at telling them she had borrowed a sewing kit. What happened to the note?

a)

It blew away in the wind.

b)

It's still at the house.

c)

Florian stole it and took it with him.

d)

Soldiers found it.

25.

What had Florian stolen from Joana's case?

a)

some painkillers

b)

her documents

c)

a drawing

d)

some jewellery

26.

Who from the group who have been travelling together meets Alfred Frick first?

a)

Joana

b)

Florian

c)

The Shoe Port

d)

Emilia

27.

What rank does Florian tell the reader Alfred is?

a)

Lieutenant

b)

Sargent

c)

Matrose - the lowest for enlisted seamen

d)

Private

28.

What does Alfred do that makes Emilia feel uncomfortable?

a)

He's rude to them all.

b)

He kicks a starving dog.

c)

He shouts at them all.

d)

He refuses to help them.

29.

Who does Florian say he'll recommend Alfred to for commendation if Alfred helps him?

a)

Dr Lange

b)

Stalin

c)

The government

d)

Gauleiter Koch and maybe even Hitler

30.

How do Alfred and Florian end their conversation?

a)

They salute each other.

b)

They say 'Heil Hitler' to each other.

c)

They give each other a hug.

d)

They sit into their hands and then shake hands.

31.

During which historical event is 'Salt to the Sea' set?

a)

The Cold War

b)

World War I

c)

World War II

d)

The Vietnam War

32.

What theme does Joanna's perspective primarily deal with?

a)

Adventure

b)

Love

c)

Guilt

d)

Courage

33.

What is the primary theme of Florian's perspective?

a)

Fate

b)

Anger

c)

Survival

d)

Betrayal

34.

Which character's perspective deals with the theme of shame?

a)

Joanna

b)

Florian

c)

Amelia

d)

Alfred

35.

What does Alfred primarily talk about in his perspective?

a)

Hope

b)

Despair

c)

Fear

d)

Pride

36.

Which country is not mentioned in the context of the book's setting?

a)

Poland

b)

Germany

c)

Czechoslovakia

d)

France

37.

What year did Joanna flee from Lithuania?

a)

1944

b)

1941

c)

1942

d)

1943

38.

What significant event does the group of characters try to escape from?

a)

The sinking of the Titanic

b)

The fall of the Berlin Wall

c)

The evacuation of Dunkirk

d)

The evacuation ahead of the Soviet advance

39.

Joana checked out Emelia and said, "Oh, dear God." What did Joana discover about Emelia?

a)

She had lost weight.

b)

She was eight months pregnant.

c)

She was hiding a baby lamb.

d)

There was nothing interesting to discover.

40.

Which character is constantly being given orders to clean the toilets and other such tasks by German officers?

a)

Alfred

b)

Emelia

c)

Florian

d)

Joana

41.

What dangerous situation do our characters face in order to get to the refugee ships?

a)

A forest fire

b)

Brutally hot weather

c)

Crossing treacherous ice

d)

A stampede of wild elephants

42.

The refugees reach a grand old estate, only to make a shocking discovery. What was it?

a)

There's no way to keep warm there

b)

The cellar is full of more food than they can eat

c)

The family that lived there are all dead in their beds

d)

Alfred is there to take them captive

43.

Florian shows German officers something which makes them suddenly respect him. What does he show them?

a)

He has a forged special pass which says he is on a special mission for Gauleiter Koch

b)

He shows them a suitcase full of money

c)

He shows Emelia to them

d)

He is related to Adolph Hitler

44.

What has Florian stolen?

a)

Nothing; Florian is too good a boy to steal anything

b)

A missile that can shoot down Russian airplanes

c)

Emelia's potato

d)

An art treasure cherished by Hitler called the amber swan

45.

What character dies during these pages?

a)

Joana

b)

Gauleiter Koch

c)

Ingrid the blind girl

d)

the shoe poet

46.

Which character an I describing? This characer is Polish, thus more likely to be held back by the Germans, but manages to get a Latvian identification card.

a)

The little boy

b)

Big Eva

c)

Emelia

d)

Joanna

47.

Alfred learns two disturbing things about the ship they are preparing to sail on, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Select one of the two things among the four choices:

a)

The ship will not sail after all

b)

The ship has only 12 lifeboats; the other 10 were missing

c)

Well more than 2,000 people will be packed on board

d)

The ship has been captured by the Russians

48.

Emilia has to pretend to be which nationality in order to gain passage onto the ship?

a)

German

b)

Russian

c)

Lithuanian

d)

Latvian

49.

What handicap does Alfred believe that Emilia has?

a)

She is too young to be pregnant.

b)

She doesn't speak German.

c)

Florian is the father of her baby.

d)

She isn't German.

50.

What does Joanna think will save the injured soldiers she registers?

a)

The Whilhelm Gustloff

b)

To stay behind on the dock.

c)

The doctors and their medicine.

d)

Her expertise as a nurse.

51.

At the beginning of the Novel, while introducing the characters, there is a phrase about hunters. What are the four hunters?

a)

The hunters are Guilt, Fame, Shame, and Fear

b)

The hunters are Guilt, Fate, Shame, and Fear

c)

The hunters are Gift, Fate, Shame, and Fear

d)

The hunters are Guilt, Fate, Proud, and Fear

52.

Who does Alfred write his "letter" to?

a)

Hannah

b)

Heidi

c)

Hannelore

d)

Hermine

53.

What does Emilia call Florian?

a)

Prince

b)

Gentleman

c)

Protagonist

d)

Knight

54.

Who are the main characters?

a)

Albert, Joana, Florian and Emilia

b)

Albert, Joana, Florian, and Emily

c)

Alfred, Joana, Florian, and Emily

d)

Alfred Joana, Florian, and Emilia

55.

How is Florian hurt?

a)

Gunshot wound

b)

Rash

c)

Head injury

d)

Shrapnel wound

56.

Who is the author of "Salt to the Sea"

a)

Ruta Sepetys

b)

Ruta Salty

c)

Rita Sepetys

d)

Ruta Gustloff

57.
What is the meaning of heist?
a)
To renew or reconstruct something
b)
Take unlawfully, to steal
58.
Which character is Lithuanian?
a)
Florian
b)
Joana
c)
Alfred
d)
Emilia
59.
Which character is Prussian?
a)
Alfred
b)
Florian
60.
Who did Florian shoot in the forest cellar?
a)
A wild animal
b)
A Polish girl
c)
A Russian soldier
d)
A wounded woman
61.

My mental pictures of Lwów seemed to be fading, like a photograph left outside in the sun.


a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Imagery

d)

foreshadowing

62.


Shame is a hunter

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Imagery

d)

foreshadowing

63.

The sound lifted the hatch of the memory

a)

Simile

b)

personfication

c)

Imagery

d)

foreshadowing

64.

What is the massive water evacuation called?

a)

Willhelm Gustloff

b)

Let's escape now

c)

Operation Hannibal

d)

Escape ROUTE 66

65.

Besides her mother and her home, what is another thing Emilia greatly misses from Lwow?

a)

her friend Joseph

b)

Her school, her teachers, her desk and the smell of freshly sharpened pencils

c)

her clothes and warm food

d)

her best friend Lina

66.

Why did the Nazis destroy Emilia's school?

a)

They claimed Polish children did not need an education

b)

they found weapons hidden in the school

c)

they thought the staff were spies from war

d)

they were disapointed with their educational system

67.

Why did Emilia shoot a man in the forest?

a)

She wanted revenge for what they had donde to her family

b)

She was nervous and made a huge mistake

c)

She didn't see him properly

d)

She thought he was a soldier attacking Florian

68.

What song does Emilia always remember from her mother?

a)

Pinpon es un muneco

b)

Row row your boat

c)

All the little duckies with their heads in the water

d)

Twinkle twinkle little star

69.

What does the shoe poet use to treat his knee for arthritis?

a)

bark from the oak trees

b)

vinegar 

c)

mercurary in white polish

d)

water from snow

70.

What does Eva find in a room upstairs of the mansion?

a)

fruit and bread

b)

a dead family in their beds

c)

cats all over the place

d)

money hidden in a closet