Listening
Plot Elements
Characterization
Citing Evidence
Miscellaneous
100

Listen to these sentences from the passage again. 

Which word or phrase demonstrates where the Holocaust took place? 

a. During World War II

b. Germany

c. The Nazis

Germany

100

6. What is the setting of the Holocaust?

  1. Germany, between the years 1930-1945

  2. Europe

  3. Europe, between the years 1939-1945

Europe, between the years 1939-1945

100

  1. Which vocabulary word best describes the Christian women?

  2. Brave

  3. Selfish

  4. Ignorant 

brave

100

 Renee had to change her identity in order to survive the Holocaust. 

      Which phrases from the passage support this idea?     

  1. “Be quiet and never tell anyone you are Jewish” and “Renee had to change her name to protect her identity.”

  2. “Renee had to change her name to protect her identity” and “She could not play with the children because the women were scared the children would ask too many questions.”

  3. “Everybody told me Jewish was a bad word” and “Be quiet and never tell anyone you are Jewish.”

“Renee had to change her name to protect her identity” and “She could not play with the children because the women were scared the children would ask too many questions.”

100

Which words help explain the meaning of the word “inferior”?

  1. Jewish children

  2. Less important

  3. Secret places

Less important

200

Which phrase demonstrates when Jewish homes and businesses were destroyed?

  1. Before the Holocaust 

  2.  many Jews were arrested

  3. Kristallnacht

Kristallnacht

200

What type of conflict is Renee experiencing?

Character VS Society 

200

5. What character trait best describes Renee?

  1. Hardworking

  2. Strong 

  3. Supportive

Strong

200

Which phrase tells why the Christian women did not permit Renee to play with the other children?

  1. “She wanted to defend Renee and her family.”

  2. “She went to school with other Christian children, but she could not play with them.”

  3. “The women were too scared that the children would ask questions.”

“The women were too scared that the children would ask questions.”

200

Reread this part of the text again: 

 “In order to survive, these children needed helpers. These helpers were their guardian angels. Christian families helped the children move to different places to escape capture from the Nazis.”


Which line is an example of a metaphor? 

  1. “In order to survive, these children needed helpers.” 

  2. “These helpers were their guardian angels.”

  3. “Often, Christian families helped the children move to different places to escape the Nazis.” 

“These helpers were their guardian angels.”

300

Which word or phrase helps explain the meaning of the word “banned”? 

  1. “Without being allowed”

  2. “going to public places” 

  3. “schools or parks” 

Without being allowed

300

Describe Renee's conflict

Her family has to go into hiding because the government wants to send them to a  concentration camp

300

Which character trait describes the Nazis?

Cruel

300

Which phrase from the passage describes what happened after the Nazis came to Belgium to search for more Jews?

  1. “Renee and her mother were forced to leave her home in Austria when Renee was only two years old.”

  2. “Renee survived the Holocaust.”

  3. “As a result, the family sent Renee and her cousin to live with a group of Christian women in the Northern cities in Belgium.”

“Renee and her mother were forced to leave her home in Austria when Renee was only two years old.”

300

4. Which sentence explains the central idea of the text?

  1. Christian women told Renee to stay quiet 

  2. Renee had to change her name to protect her identity. 

  3. People helped Renee and her family hide to escape the Nazis.

  1. People helped Renee and her family hide to escape the Nazis.

400

Which phrase demonstrates the effects of the Nuremberg Laws? 

  1.  “the government passed laws” 

  2. “took away their rights”

  3. “life for Jewish people in Germany was very difficult”

“took away their rights”

400

What caused Renee and her mother to leave their home in Austria?

  1. The war was over and they wanted new opportunities in America. 

  2. The Nazis were searching for more Jews in Belgium, so they needed to hide.  

  3. Hitler expanded his territories and they wanted to escape the Nazis.

The Nazis were searching for more Jews in Belgium, so they needed to hide.  

400

Which character trait describes Renee's mother?

Determined, caring, loving, nurturing

400

11.  Reread this part of the text again: The women were too scared that the children would ask questions. These women often repeated those same words to Renee “Be quiet and never tell anyone you are Jewish.” Renee listened and every day she was quiet as a mouse.”

Which type of figurative language is used in this part of the text? 

  1. Simile 

  2.  Metaphor

  3. Personification

Simile 

500

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of not being able to escape Germany? 

  1.  “overcrowded and unclean places“

  2. “being sent to concentration camps” 

  3.  “going to public places”

“going to public places”

500

Which character trait describes the protestant family?

helpful

500

12. What is the meaning of the simile?

  1. Renee whispered when she spoke about being Jewish

  2. Renee wanted to have mouse for a pet

  3. Renee did not speak about being Jewish

Renee did not speak about being Jewish

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