Characters
Who is Misha Pilsudski
This is the conflict that causes people to eat squirrel and rat
What is starvation/food being illegal
"He's scrubbing my skin off" is this type of figurative language used to describe how hard Uri was cleaning Misha
what is hyperbole
The yellow stone around this character's neck implies that he is a gypsy.
who is Misha Pilsudski
This is how Olek was killed after he was caught smuggling
What is hanged
This character gave Misha and Janina combs to help with the lice as a gift for Hanukkah
Who is Mr.Milgrom
What is smuggling
The RUMOR of the cow symbolizes this
what is hope of survival
This character was convinced that reading the book of the Lutherans every day would change his identity and keep him safe
Who is Uncle Shepsel
This character died of illness and depression after months of laying on the mattress
who is Mrs.Milgrom
This is the game that Janina and Misha loved to play together
What is pick up sticks
This is the reason people urinated on themselves in the ghetto
what is the color gray
The Jewish armband represented family and support for the main character and gave him this new identity
what is Misha Milgrom
This character helped to fake Misha's death by shooting him in the ear
Who is Uri
This character invited Misha to live with her after never meeting him.
Who is Katherine, his daughter
Having a missing ear, short height, and accent caused this conflict for Jack Milgrom
What is to lose his job as a salesman/be unable to sell things
This is the metaphor to describe coal in the book because it was rare and would keep people warm
What is the term black pearls
This is the main character's favorite identity because it gives him a blood relative and silences his nightmares
what is poppynoodle
This is most likely the cause of death for Janina
what is: She died at a camp/in an oven after being put in the train during deportation
In the beginning of the book, this character thought the Jackboots were wonderful
Who is Stopthief (Misha)
This person divorced Misha because he did strange things after the war, such as close the door on singing children and cried randomly
who is Vivian
This represents hope and appeared in a heap of rubble in the ghetto as well as at the end of the book. It was also compared to angels.
what is a milkweed plant
These two characteristics allow Uri to blend in after Poland is invaded and survive the war
These TWO things proved to prisoners in the ghetto that a body was actually dead.
What is: newspaper to cover the body and crows