Boy on the Wooden Box Chapters 4-6

Why was Leon's interactions with the German soldiers ironic?

• Leon was taking food from them

• The German soldiers were nice to Leon.

• Leon bonded with the German soldiers.

• The German soldiers knew Leon was a Jew.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What can the reader infer about Leon's father from the following sentence, "When the weather turned cold, my father managed to tuck a few pieces of coal from the factory furnaces in his pockets, even though it was forbidden to take anything from the factory grounds"?

• Leon's father was untrustworthy.

• Taking care of the family was more important than following the rules.

• Leon's father believed he had a right to take the coal.

• Taking a risk and rebelling against the rules made Leon's father feel proud.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the word furtively mean in the following sentence? "Escapees from earlier deportations had furtively returned to the ghetto with stories of trains filled with people entering a camp and leaving empty, even thought the population of the camp never increased."

• Openly

• Aggressively

• Secretively

• Adamantly

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do the rounded stones at Podgorze symbolize?

• Angels

• The Sun (therefore, hope)

• second chances

• tombstones

"I heard a shot and then another. I felt a bullet whiz past my ear; it pierced the wall behind me. I quickly ducked into the alcove entrance of the nearest building, my heart racing. More shots rang out. Had I been hit? How would I know?" (page 98) The author uses short sentences and rhetorical questions to-

• convey the panic being felt by Leon.

• create a whimsical feeling to the exchange between Leon and the German soldiers

• demonstrate how poorly the Germans were at capturing the Jews

• illustrate the necessity of abiding the curfew

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

Mr. Luftig's pipes symbolized -

• despair

• survival

• family

• freedom

Which of the following was not an effect of the overcrowding in the ghetto?

• The overcrowding led to a lack of hygiene.

• Diseases spread quickly in the ghetto due to overcrowding.

• People had plenty of food to eat.

• Death among the Jews was frequent.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Leon's mother's attempt to hide herself and Leon in the rafters -

• demonstrated how the Jews tried to protect themselves against the German soldiers.

• conveyed the hopelessness of the situation.

• illustrated the furtive nature of Jews.

• showed Leon was his mother's favorite child.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"Yossel and Samuel would have to rely on their own resources." (page 105) The author includes this sentence to -

• show how each Jew needed to fend for themselves.

• illustrate how the German soldiers had destroyed anything Jewish.

• demonstrate how survival of the fittest was encouraged int eh ghetto.

• convey the importance of family.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

It was important for the author to include his observation about life outside the ghetto because-

• it showed how corrupt the German people were during this time period.

• it provided the reader with an image of daily life.

• it conveyed a sense of normalcy for the people.

• it demonstrated how people can choose to ignore what was going on around them.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6