Who don't I know?
He is the person to whom Joseph give the silver sword.
Who is Jan?
Where in Poland Joseph lived
Suburb of Warsaw
"An hour later, they sent a truckload of soldiers with explosives. They blew the whole place up."
Mrs. Krause. Highlighted the danger of fighting against/resisting the Germans.
Why did Nazis return and bomb Joseph's home?
The children had shot one of the guards in the arm as they left and punctured one of their tyres.
Which two other countries were mentioned as being apart of the war?
Russia and Ukraine
Joseph's youngest daughter
Bronia
Where the soldiers liked to drink
Shangri La
"Warsaw is full of lost children...They are dirt and starving and they all look alike".
Jan.
Highlights the difficulties children faced during the war.
The pistol Joseph's used was actually a...
slab of chocolate
Why did the Germans keep the railway in good condition? Name at least two reasons....
1. Used it to carry troops and ammunition
2. They brought wounded soldiers back to Germany
3. They brought rick plunder back from the Ukraine.
Joseph's wife
Margrit
The country that invaded Poland
Germany
"You speak like a Pole. You look like a Pole. But your uniform-" What theme is highlighted from these lines?
The polish peasant/old man who hid Joseph.
Theme highlighted is the importance of identity/identity
Why did the couple end up helping Joseph?
He was a fellow Pole and he proved this by showing them his prison camp number ZAK 2473.
Who wrote the book?
Ian Serraillier
Dictator in Germany
Adolf Hitler
The place where Joseph thought his wife would be if they got separated
Switzerland
"Be quiet. Do you want me to shoot?" What type of conflict was highlighted here?
Joseph said it.
Man versus man conflict (Joseph versus the old man/peasant)
How did Joseph convince the boy to help him?
He gave him the silver sword.
What type of conflict is the main conflict of this story?
Man versus Society (The Balickis versus the law/oppression of German military etc)
Mrs. Krause
The village of Zakyna
What kind of train did Joseph want to jump and why specifically did he want that train?
A goods train. It drove slower and he would be able to hop on.
Two other types of prisoners held in the prison camp besides Poles?
Rumanians, Hungarians, Czechs, Russians
Provide three details describing the setting and/or location of the prison camp.
1. Located in the mountains of South Poland (remote)
2. Cold/windy
3. Small huts barely big enough for 40.
"Penty of soot too"
A German soldier who searched for Joseph
What did Joseph use to make the hook and line?
Pine twigs and the elastic sides of his boot.