Sasha
Mean Authority Figures
Living in Communist Soviet Union
Outcasts
Propaganda
100
Sasha is half Russian and half ______________.
What is American
100
The Soviet organization in charge of ridding the Soviet Union of spies and "enemies of the people."
What is Secret Security
100
Sasha considers this, given to him by a neighbor, a "treat."
What is A carrot
100
Who was arrested because they were originally from somewhere else and were thought to be spies.
Four Eye's parents
100
Sasha refers to this person as a "Brilliant Genius of Humanity."
What is Comrade Stalin
200
Who did Sasha ask for forgiveness from after he broke the nose of the Stalin statue?
Who is Joseph Stalin
200
The adult who refers to 10 year old students as "criminals" and "enemies of the people"; also, this adult mocks a child's religion
Who is Nina Petrovna
200
This many "hardworking, dedicated" Soviet citizens share the "komunalka."
What is 48
200
Borka Finkelstein is labeled "outcast" because (give 2 reasons)..
What is His religion/ He likes to read and wears glasses/ His parents have been arrested and most likely executed/ He admits to breaking the nose
200
According to Nina Petrovna, this country has the "most democratic classrooms in the world."
What is The Soviet Union
300
Stalin once called Sasha's dad and "iron" blank "purging the vermin from our midst."
What is A broom
300
This person imprisons and executes hundreds of people a day.
Who is Joseph Stalin
300
State Security offices upstairs... Prison in the basement.
What is Lubyanka Principle
300
I used to be the top student in my class and a celebrated artist, but ever since my dad was executed, I've been a problem child.
What is Vovka Sobakin
300
Explain what some of the propaganda images we viewed in class looked like.
What is Happy citizens/ Stalin as God/ Everyone healthy and happy
400
Sasha feels this in his chest pocket while he is hiding in the bathroom
What is His red Pioneer's scarf
400
The person who silences the entire school by raising his gun to the ceiling.
What is The Senior Lieutenant
400
An economy where the State (national government) holds all of the decision-making power.
What is Communism
400
This person is an outcast despite being very powerful.
Who is Sasha's father
400
This is always on in Stalin's office. Why is it always on?
What is the light. To make people think Stalin is always working.
500
How has Sasha changed since the beginning of the book? What has he started doing?
What is Questioning authority members/ Questioning his dedication to Communism/ Questioning what is right vs wrong in regards to Stalin/communism
500
This adult gives a speech, denouncing whichever child broke the statue, calling him a "a conspirator, a spy, a murderer, a provocateur, a degenerate."
What is Principal/Sergei Ivanych
500
Define: Paranoia
What is Suspicion and mistrust of people or their actions without evidence or justification
500
Sasha becomes an outcast following numerous transgressions. Describe two.
What is His father is arrested as an enemy of the people/ He breaks the statue/ He doesn't immediately tell the principal about his father's arrest
500
This group of people were believed to be the future of Communism and were brainwashed into thinking everything Stalin did was right and just
What is Young Pioneers
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