Four Perfect Pebbles By: Lila Perl and Marion Blumenthal Lazan
Chapter 1 Vocabulary Receptacle – container/holder
Map of Germany
Chapter 1 Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 6: How does papa get extra food? Page 8: What do the pebbles represent/symbolize? Page 9: What difficulties did Marion’s family suffer? Prove your answer using 2 examples.
Chapter 2 Vocabulary Reichstag: Parliament building in German government Great War: World War I
Map of Germany
Chapter 2 Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 11: How does mom meet dad? Page 12: Who does Hitler hate? Page 14: How was Hitler going to save Germany? Page 14: According to Hitler, what was the cause of Germany’s problems? Page 19: Why did mom and dad stay in Germany? Page 21: Why didn’t the United States want immigrants during the Great Depression? Page 22: What actions did Hitler take against the Jews? Page 22: What would you have done if you were the Blumenthal family?
Chapter 3 Vocabulary Synagogues: house of worship for Jewish people Expulsion: dismissal from a place/force somebody out Torah: 5 books of Moses/Hebrew Bible Degraded: treat somebody in a humiliating way Levied: impose tax/declare war/seize property Trousseau: bridal clothes and linens (sheets)
Chapter 3 Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 31: Why is it important mom that mom shows that the family was accepted to the United States as immigrants? Page 33: Should any other country have gotten involved with Germany regarding the treatment of the Jews? Why/Why Not? Support your answer. Page 36: If you could only take a total of 5 things with you, what would you take and why? Create a chart like the following: ITEMWHYIMPORTANCEHELPFULLNESS
Chapter 4 Vocabulary Desolate: Empty/Alone/Grim Confiscated: Take something away Ominous: threatening/suggesting something bad is going to happen
Cause and Effect In history, certain actions lead to world changing events. I will give you either the CAUSE or the EFFECT – you fill in the missing piece! – Effect: WWII Cause: _______________ – Effect: Holland’s Surrender Cause: _______________ – Effect:________________ Cause: Holland was bombed
Chapter 4 Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 51: Why is even the smallest gift so special? Page 55: What was taking place at Auschwitz?
Chapter 5 Vocabulary Commandant: officer in charge Dissipated: slowly spread out/go away Booty: stolen valuables Delirium: temporary mental disturbance
Chapter 5 Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 65: Why is a job in the kitchen a good job? Page 67: How were the prisoners degraded and made to feel less human? Page 73: Why is Marion’s leg infected?
Chapter 6 Vocabulary Typhus: disease that causes fever Incubating: to develop a disease over time Scourges: something perceived as punishment
Chapter 6 Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 84: What was life like on the death train? Give 3 or more examples from the passage to support your statement.
Chapter 7 Vocabulary Maimed: wound/disable someone Abated: become less/end/reduce something Repatriation: send somebody back/send back money
Chapter 7 Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 96: Why does the family continue to sleep in the same room? Page 100: Why is the war ending and the Blumenthal family surviving bitter sweet?
Chapter 8 Vocabulary Convalescent: recuperating patient Inhospitable: not welcoming/harsh
Chapter 8 Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 106: What is the Jewish state located in Palestine? (purpose) Page 109: What are some positive things that happen in Marion’s life? Page 113: Why did the family decide to come to American instead of going to Palestine?
Chapter 9 & Epilouge Questions Stop at the end of the page: Page 120: Why didn’t Marion want Nylons? Page 124: How did life for the Blumenthal's improve once they moved to Peoria? Page 128: Does this story give you hope of bring you despair(depression)? Provide at least 4 examples from the passage to explain your answer.