Teens Against Hitler-LL

According to Lauren Tarshis, which of the following statements is true about the Holocaust?

• Ben Kamm’s family had always worried that something like it might happen. 
• A few people in Warsaw had warned that it might happen, but they were mostly ignored. 
• It never occurred to anyone that something so horrible could happen.
• People thought the Polish police would be able to keep the Nazis out of Poland

How does Tarshis support the statement you identified in your answer to question 1?

• She explains that during the 1920s and ’30s, most of Warsaw’s Jews did not “dwell on the petty hatreds of ignorant people.” (p. 6)
• She describes a typical evening in the Kamm household before the war.
• She quotes Ben as saying, “Who could imagine such things?” (p. 7)
• all of the above

Why did Ben’s family move to the Warsaw ghetto? 

• They thought it would be safer than staying in their home.
• They had no choice; all Jewish people in Warsaw were forced to move there.
• They wanted to be near family members. 
• Ben was able to sneak out of the ghetto and steal food for them.

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Consider this line: “The man’s words are like the cold wind that blows off the nearby Vistula River.” (p. 6) What is the purpose of this simile?

• to help the reader understand how cold the wind from the Vistula River feels
• to help the reader understand that the man’s words make Ben uncomfortable, but only briefly
• to hint that the man is a Nazi
• to tell the reader about the weather

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In the section “Luck and Sorrow” on page 10, which word best describes Tarshis’s tone as she writes about the end of World War II?

•  excited
• angry
• serious
• surprised

In the journal entry on page 9, a partisan describes

• rescuing a group of Jewish people from a ghetto.
• attacking a factory that was owned by the Nazis.
• a peaceful night when the partisans were able to relax around a campfire. 
• moving to a new location to avoid being attacked by the Germans.

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According to the first section of the article, what kind of person was Ben as a kid?

• Ben Kamm was funny, playful, and whimsical. 
• Ben Kamm was happy, adventurous, and responsible
• Ben Kamm was hateful, cross and bitter. 
• Ben Kamm was quite, composed and tranquil. 

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In World War II, who were the partisans? What did they do?

• According to the article the partisan were people to fought and hid in forest. They fought anyone who got in their way. 
• According the the article the partisans were Robin Hood and his merry men. They fought King Richard. 
• According to the article the  partisans carried out secret missions against the Nazis and helped protect Jewish people.
• According to the article the partisans carried out the war and  were people who fought the Jewish people. 

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Which of the following sentences contains an example of sabotage? (Vocabulary word)

• It rained on the day of Kim’s big track meet.
• Hanna painted pictures on the outside of the library without permission.
• The members of the West Oak track team arrived at their locker room on race day to find that their sneakers had been stolen.
• Jose likes to do pranks on him parents and family, every April 1. 

Which sentences uses the word scapegoat correctly? (Vocabulary word)

•  It’s unfair to scapegoat the debate captain for her team’s loss at the championship. The other team simply did a better job.
• The team scapegoat ran across the field and made everyone laugh. 
• The scapegoat ate all of our bushes. Then he played in the field with all the other scapegoats. 
• The team blamed the coach for all the wins.  The coach was the scapegoat.