Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He

What were some of Nicky's accomplishments? (Check all that apply!)

• He opened a flower shop.

• He founded an old people's home.

• He helped open a school.

• He helped find families for refugee children who were fleeing from Nazi soldiers.

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Who was Vera?

• One of the children that Nicky saved.

• Nicky's wife.

• Nicky's daughter.

• One of Nicky's neighbors.

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What country was Vera from?

• France

• Poland

• Czechoslovakia

• Germany

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Where did Nicky set up his office to make the list of children, take their pictures, and find train connections for them?

• an apartment building

• a dance studio

• a newspaper office

• a hotel in Prague

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What did Nicky serve as in the war?

• a pilot

• an ambulance driver

• an infantry man

• a sniper

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How many children did Nicky save from the Holocaust?

• 114 children

• 257 children

• 500 children

• 669 children

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What did Nicky do during World War II?

• He opened a flower shop.

• He helped open a school.

• He helped find families for refugee children fleeing from Nazi soldiers.

• He founded an old people's home.

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Nicky was invited as a guest on __________________ where we was surprised to meet the children he saved from the Holocaust.

• a television show

• a cruise

• a radio show

• a military base

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Complete Nicky's quote: "I was not a hero. I did not face and danger, as real heroes do. _____________________________"

• I only did it for the money.

• I only did it for the glory.

• I only did what my father taught me.

• I only saw what needed to be done.

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