Vocabulary
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100

What word means to do something well, the opposite of fail?

Succeed

100

Who were the Maquis (French resistance) fighting against in the story?

Natzis

100

Who was the Maquis (code name)?

French Resistance Fighters (against the Natzis)
200

What word means to turn against your friends?

Betray
200
What type of "names" were used so the Natzis couldn't understand what was going on?

Code names

200
What vegetable did the Allied parachutists look like when falling from the sky?

Mushrooms

300

What word means two lines that run side by side in the same direction?

Parallel

300

What was the name of Samira's dog?

Cyrano

300

Why was Samira upset with the leader of the Maquis when she first met him?  What wouldn't the Maquis do?

They didn't go rescue Samira's mother; They knew she would be heavily guarded by the Natzis

400

What word means someone who is forced to leave their home country?

Exile

400

What was on the German train that was sabotaged?  

Tanks

400
What did Samira see in the sky so she knew the Allies (Americans and British) had invaded?

Parachutes

500

What word is a person who works together with others?

Collaborator

500

How did Samira help the "old, round" station master (de Compiegne) at the train station who sabotaged the train tracks?

She came up with a story that he was tied up by the Resistance, even though he was working with the Maquis just like his daughter! Samira helped ransack the building and tie him up!

500

Why did Samira want to help the train conductors (who were driving the German train) before it hit the sabotaged tracks?

They were "French train engineers"; they were forced to drive the train

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