Irena Sendler

Irena Sendler was from what country?

• England

• Germany

• Switzerland

• Poland

About how many Jewish children did she save?

• 2,500

• 1,000

• 2,000

• 3,500

What was Irena's occupation (job)?

• Teacher

• Social worker

• Farmer

• Banker

Where did the Nazis place the Jews?

• In hotels

• In prisons

• In offices

• In ghettos

What were children taken out of the ghetto in?

• Suitcases

• Potato Sacks

• Coffins

• Barrels

How did Irena make sure the children didn't lose their family records?

• She took photographs of the children

• She wrote a diary

• She kept a lists of the names of the children

• She filmed their families

One night in 1943, Irena's house was attacked by who?

• The German (Nazi) police

• The Soviet Army

• The British police

• The French Resistance

Where did Irena's colleague hide the list of names?

• In her shoes

• In a diary

• Under the bed

• In her own underwear

Did Irena tell the Nazis about the children and helpers after they imprisoned and tortured her?

• No, she refused

• Yes, but she lied

• Yes, she told them

How did Irena manage to escape her execution (death sentence)?

• she escaped after the guards fell asleep

• she played dead and ran away after the guards left

• a colleague bribed the guard and she escaped

• the French army freed her from prison