Comprehension
Questions
- Identify the narrative
perspective.
3rd
person omniscient
- What is the setting?
Poland,
during WWII
- Who are the members of the
family?
Joseph,
Margrit, Edek, Ruth, Bronia
- What does the narrator say
the story is about?
A polish
family and of what happened to them during the Second World War and immediately
afterwards.
- In what year was Joseph
taken to prison?
1940
- Where is Zakyna?
The mountains
of South Poland
- How long was he in prison?
Over a year
- How does Joseph end up in
the aerial luggage lift?
He was
hiding in a crate and a lift took up the crate he was hiding in, into the
aerial luggage lift.
- Where does he go next?
The old
couple’s house; a large chalet
- What is Joseph’s camp
number?
ZAK 2473
- Describe the old polish
couple.
Brave( for
helping Joseph)
- Based on what Joseph tells
the old woman, what are the effects of the German invasion?
Separation of
family
- What happens when the
soldiers searched the chalet? How does Joseph escape discovery?
Joseph hides
in the chimney, they fired two rounds up the chimney but ran away when the soot
came down. So when Joseph fell, they had already left the house.
- How long does he stay at
the chalet? How does he spend his time there?
Two weeks. He
spent his time indoors mostly eating and resting
- How long does it take
Joseph to walk to Warsaw?
Four and a
half weeks
- Describe Warsaw.
The buildings
were damaged, the streets were unrecognizable, tracks of rubble and mountains
of bricks, windows were charred and glassless. It was bleak and silent.
- How long does it take
Joseph to find his street? What does this tell you?
Three days.
To show how badly the street and buildings were destroyed.
- What information does he
receive about his family? Where? From whom?
The Nazis took
his wife to Germany to work and they blew up the house and the children have
not been seen since. From Mrs. Klause who lived nearby. She believed the
children were dead.
- What meeting place did
Joseph and his families choose to go if they are separated?
Switzerland
- What does he find in the
rubble that was his house?
The silver
sword
- Who does he meet? Describe
him.
Jan. A
small ragged boy. He had fair wispy hair and unnaturally bright eyes.
- How does he react to
Joseph’s desire to find his children?
Indifferent.
He shrugged his shoulders
- What agreement do they
make?
He’d give
him the sword but if he should see his children he should tell them that he met
him and that he is going to Switzerland to find their mother.
- What is the safest way for
Joseph to get to Switzerland?
By train,
by night.
- What themes are explored
in the chapters?
Bravery,
love, family relationship, war
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