Vocabulary
What does "Synagogue" mean?
1) copy or replica
2) a run-down overcrowded apartment
3) a Jewish house of worship
3) a Jewish house of worship
1) America
2) Russia
3) England
4) Germany
2) Russia
1) Molly asked her mother if they could go back to New York.
2) Molly was teased about the way she looked and talked.
3) Mama put the finished pilgrim at Molly's place at breakfast.
2) Molly was teased about the way she looked and talked.
Why do the girls admire Elizabeth?
She gives peppermint sticks at recess.
Give a synonym of admired
-Like, look up to, love
What language does Molly speak with her mother?
1) Russian
2) German
3) Yiddish
4) English
3) Yiddish
What happened in the middle of the story?
1) Molly was teased about the way she looked.
2) Miss Stickley put Molly's pilgrim on her desk for all to see.
3) Mama put the finished Pilgrim at Molly's place for breakfast.
3) Mama put the finished Pilgrim at Molly's place for breakfast.
Why did Molly and her family leave their home and come to America.
To have a better life (jobs, school, religious freedoms)
Describe the word "model" as used in Molly's Pilgrim
A copy or replica
Where does Molly's father work?
In a store
Explain what happened after Miss Stickley assigned Molly to make a pilgrim.
1) Mama made it for Molly.
Why doesn't Molly want her mother to talk to Miss Stickley?
Her mother doesn't talk and look like the other moms.
Give a sentence with the word "modern".
Ex: Your house has been updated to look modern.
Elizabeth
Explain what happened when Molly came home from school at the beginning of the story.
Molly hugged her mama while crying. She begged to go back to New York.
Who does Molly's pilgrim look like?
Her mama when she was a little girl
What does "tenement" mean?
A run-down overcrowded apartment-like house
Who made a Pilgrim with a magnificent headdress?
Michael
What happened after Miss Stickley put Molly's doll on her desk?
-Miss Stickley said, "I'd love to meet your mama."
-Emma told Molly her doll was beautiful.
Why does Molly say that her mother is a pilgrim?
Her mother came to America for religious freedoms too.