Surviving Hitler 1

He lived with his father, mother, older sister, and younger brother in beautiful Gdynia (gaDIN-ya), ________, on the shores of the Baltic Sea.

• Germany

• Poland

• France

• Russia

Jack was the _________ child.

• first

• last

• middle

• only

The family lived comfortably in a spacious apartment with big windows on one of the
most prominent streets of the city, just a few blocks from the __________.

• mountains

• freeway

• river

• beach

She was an excellent cook and had many specialties. One of my favorites was a sweet fried pastry with
pockets of _________ inside. I could never figure out how she got the __________ in there.”

• jelly

• oatmeal

• fish

• tomato sauce

“She was a pretty, young woman, and I remember how she would _________ the red wrapper the
coffee came in and then rub it on her . . .

• throw

• hit

• lick

• kisss

“Papa was my __________.

I thought he was strong and brave, and I always felt safe with him.

• friend

• enemy

• role model

• hero

I even entered bicycle races on Square Kosciuszko—named for the Polish patriot who fought with
__________ __________ in the American Revolution

• Joe Biden

• George Washington

• Benedict Arnold

• Abraham Lincoln

Gdynia's population?

• 250,000

• 150,000

• 750,000

• 350,000

Most countries were anti-Semitic—which meant they were prejudiced against _________—

and would not allow them in.

• Catholics

• Germans

• Jews

• Polish

In August, city officials announced that __________ would not open in the fall. Jack was elated.

• houses

• schools

• churches

• businesses