Why did Oma Miriam make Daniel a Hitler Youth uniform?
Oma Miriam gave Daniel a Hitler Youth uniform so he would have the freedom to go where he pleased
What does the word intervene mean?
to come between people fighting
What incident led to Daniel leaving public school after his tenth birthday?
When Mr. Schneider used Daniel as an example of the inferiority of Jews
How did the Jews in Frankfurt respond to the Nuremberg Laws?
The Jews in Frankfurt, responding to the oppressive Nuremberg Laws, established their own separate schools and cultural organizations.
What disagreement did Uncle Walter and Father have at Daniel’s sixth birthday party?
Uncle Walter said the family should leave, while Father argued that Germany was their country.
What is genre?
the type or category of story
What does harassing mean?
to annoy persistently
What does console mean?
to make someone feel better when they are upset
What does theme mean?
the moral or lesson of a story
What does flashback mean?
looking at a past event of a character
What does devastated mean?
brought to a state of ruin or destruction
What does the word emigrate mean?
to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere
What reason did the Nazis give for taking Uncle Peter away to Dachau? What was the real reason?
Peter was supposedly taken away to Dachau for pleading guilty six years earlier to two parking violations. The real reason was simply that he was Jewish.
What humiliations did Daniel’s family suffer as they were being deported to Lodz?
everyone was body-searched and separated from anything of value they might have tried to take along. Anyone who protested was beaten.
What does the word disoriented mean?
being confused, having lost one's sense of time, place
what does elite mean?
the socially superior part of society
What does decreed mean?
an order usually having the force of law
what does bizarre mean?
odd, extravagant, strange
What does deported mean?
to send out of the country by legal manner
What does vermin mean?
small harmful or objectionable animals (such as lice or fleas)
what is a novel?
a long story with chapters and multiple settings- cannot be read in one sitting
Why did Daniel hide the uniform from his parents?
Daniel hid the uniform from his parents because he knew they would not approve of this plan because it would put him in danger.
What does foreshadow mean?
hinting about what will come next in the story
What does momentum mean?
a moving object that continues moving
What does the word boycotted mean?
to stop dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.)
How did the two deaths in the family affect Daniel?
Daniel became angry and inconsolable; his marks in school plummeted; and he stopped taking pictures for a time.
What does disperse mean?
to break up or scatter
What does defied mean?
to go against the rules
Why does Daniel look through the photo album on the train?
Daniel feels the need to look at his pictures to help him remember the good times with his family
What does the word looting mean?
goods of value taken in war or protest in violence
What is the setting of a story?
where and when a story takes place
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