Suzy and Leah

What is the story about? 

• Jewish men being put to death in concentration camps
• Children in re-concentration camps in Cuba in 1898
• Children who live in a refugee camp in America
• Kids in 2nd Grade

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which adjective best describes Leah?

• excited
• sleepy
• silent
• talkative

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why didn't Leah eat the candy Suzy brought to the camp that first day?

• She thinks the candy is poisoned.
• She doesn't know what candy is. 
• She doesn't want to act like an animal.
• She knows candy will give her cavities.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What adjective best describes Suzy?

• friendly
• judgemental
• sad
• sleepy

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What helps Suzy finally understand the refugee situation?

• When she finally reads Leah's journal
• The first time she saw the children behind the fence
• When she was a refugee
• When she had Leah over for dinner

What do Leah's diary entries in the story reveal about Leah?

• She has a sense of humor
• She feels lost and sad
• She likes America
• She is unfriendly by nature

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Why didn't Leah tell anyone that she was sick? 

• She didn't think anyone would care
• She remembered that sick people in the concentration camps were killed
• She didn't know if there was a doctor
• She was afraid to leave Mutti

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Why don't religious Jewish people eat ham? 

• They don't like ham
• They are all vegetarians
• They only eat Kosher food
• They don't know people can eat ham

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Where and when do the events of the story take place?

• American refugee camp and town before WWII begins

• Nazi concentration camp toward the end of WWII

• American refugee camp and town toward the end of WWII

• Nazi concentration camp after it has liberated

Why does Leah address her diary entries to her Mutti?

• She does not know whether her mom is dead or alive

• She knows no other person to write to

• She believes she will see her mom again one day

• She takes comfort in imagining her mom is alive