Which of these quotes from Chapter 1 provide support for Leon's childhood being described as innocent? Question 1
"It never would occur to me those words were forecasting my imminent and terrifying future."

"My parents had experience war firsthand, the Great War of 1914-1918.

"The ritual affirmed who we were despite the humiliating restrictions outside our door."

"Life seemed an endless, carefree journey."

Question 2
Saved
The purpose for including descriptions about his childhood was to

Question 2
convey the importance of place

show how the Jews were so different from the Christians

show that there was no difference between Jewish children and Christian children

show how anyone can have fun swimming

Question 3
Saved
Why does Leon include this detail in his memoir? "The family who lived next door invited us over each year to see their decorated Christmas tree."

Question 3 options:

convey the hatred targeted at Jews by people of differing religions

illustrate the long-standing prejudices held by both groups

detail the prejudices held by Jews against Christians

show that Christians and Jews mostly got along fine before the German invasion

Question 4 (2 points)
After reading about the Night of Broken Glass, Leon states, "In fact, much more than glass was shattered that night." What do you think the shattered glass symbolized for the Jewish people?

Question 4 options:

broken hopes and dreams

broken doors and synagogues

hope that it would all soon end

hope for a better future for Leon

Question 5 (2 points)
"I saw the shock and shame in my father's eyes as he lay helpless in front of his wife and children." Why does Leon mention this example?

Question 5 options:

He wanted the reader to see how dehumanizing the treatment of the Jews could be.

He wanted the reader to understand that not all Germans were bad people.

He hoped to convey the uselessness experienced by the German soldiers.

He wanted to demonstrate how the Jewish people fought against the Germans.

Question 6
Why is Leon's interactions with the German soldiers (they joked with him and gave him chocolate at the beginning of ch 4) ironic?

Question 6 options:

Leon was taking food from them

The German soldiers were nice to Leon when they thought he was German, but cruel when they found out he was Jewish.

Leon bonded with the German soldiers and became like brothers with them throughout the ordeal.

The German soldiers knew Leon was a Jew and still talked to him anyway.

Question 7 (2 points)
"I heard a shot and then another. I felt a bullet whiz past my ear; it pierced the wall behind me. I quickly ducked into the alcove entrance of the nearest building, my heart racing. More shots rang out. Had I been hit? How would I know?"

In this passage, the author uses short sentences and rhetorical questions to

Question 7 options:

convey the panic Leon feels

create a whimsical feeling about the exchange between Leon and German soldiers

demonstrate how poorly the Germans were at capturing Jews.

illustrate the necessity of abiding the curfew.

Question 8 (2 points)
"Yossel and Samuel would have to rely on their own resources." The author includes this sentence to

Question 8 options:

show how each Jew needed to fend for themselves.

illustrate how the German soldiers had destroyed anything Jewish

demonstrate how survival of the fittest was encouraged in the ghetto.

convey the importance of family

Question 9 (2 points)
"Stepping through those gates was like arriving at the innermost gates of hell" is an example of

Question 9 options:

metaphor

simile

hyperbole

allegory

Question 10 (2 points)
One of many themes expressed in this story is

Question 10 options:

Act first, think later

Hope and love will solve all problems

Be kind to others so they will have your back.

Survive at any cost.

Question 11 (2 points)
"At the very last moment she reached into a pile of rags on the shelf where she slept and pulled out a walnut-size piece of bread...pressed the bread into my hand, and pushed me out the door." This quote is an example of

Question 11 options:

metaphor

simile

direct characterization

indirect characterization