Reasoned Judgements
Using background knowledge, what do you suppose the Germans have begun in Germany?
A.) Stealing money from the people
B.) Making Volkswagen Bugs
C.) Firing female workers
D.) Oppressing Jews and other minorities
D.) Oppressing Jews and other minorities
How is Joe most similar to his teammates in this passage?
A.) They share the same views.
B.) They are all impressed by the small size of the cars below.
C.) They all are afraid to go to Germany.
D.) They are all from the same high school.
A.) They share the same views.
What can most likely be inferred from the passage?
A.) Joe and his teammates have no clue about what Germany is doing.
B.) America's only focus is liberty.
C.) Many values make up the personality of America.
D.) Joe does not want to go to Germany.
C.) Many values make up the personality of America.
Why does the author most likely include the story about Joe looking down at the street?
A.) To explain what Joe does in Germany.
B.) To describe Joe's growing revelation that the world is bigger than it may seem.
C.) To show how small people are in comparison to Joe.
D.) To create a background/setting for the chapter.
B.) To describe Joe's growing revelation that the world is bigger than it may seem.
How does the Statue of Liberty in America most relate to the Swastika of Germany in this book?
A.) They could both be easily seen.
B.) They were both symbols of the beliefs of the country.
C.) The ideas for both were stolen from other countries.
D.) They are both interesting shapes.
B.) They were both symbols of the beliefs of the country.
What can you infer about Joe's teammates from this passage?
A.) They began to realize that the attributes of liberty are not available everywhere.
B.) None of them knew much about America's past.
C.) They were all unintelligent.
D.) They just realized that America had liberty in different ways.
A.) They began to realize that the attributes of liberty are not available everywhere.
The author gives some detail about the area that the boys are in. Based on the imagery, make a judgement of where they are.
D.) City
B.) Suburb
C.) Rural Area
D.) Boat
D.) City
Based on background knowledge, how is the tension in Berlin different from the tension during the Cold War?
A.) Germany has attacked America at this point in time.
B.) The Soviet Union was persecuting Australians during the Cold War.
C.) The Soviet Union and America did not fight directly, but Germany and America did.
D.) All of the above
C.) The Soviet Union and America did not fight directly, but Germany and America did.
Based on the sentence, "The cacophony of honking horns and wailing sirens and rumbling streetcars that had assaulted his ears at street level..." Joe is most likely:
A.) Not from an area with much noise pollution
B.) Annoyed and ready to go home
C.) Overwhelmed and sick
D.) Tired of driving
A.) Not from an area with much noise pollution
How would you assume the Berlin Olympics would be similar to other Olympics.
A.) The Americans will win the most medals.
B.) Countries will be there amongst political tensions.
C.) People from every country will be there.
D.) The Americans will win the rowing events like we did in the 2024 Olympics.
B.) Countries will be there amongst political tensions.
What do the Americans believe about their views in comparison to the Germans' views?
A.) Their views are more righteous, and they are proud of them.
B.) The German views are less restricting.
C.) The boys are ashamed of their views.
D.) The boys know nothing about Germany.
A.) Their views are more righteous, and they are proud of them.
What do the boys all have in common?
A.) They all have blonde hair.
B.) They are all looking over the railing at the street below.
C.) They have all come to a realization that America has a set of values that best summarizes it.
D.) They all plan to tell the people in Germany about the American values.
C.) They have all come to a realization that America has a set of values that best summarizes it.