SURVIVING Hitler: A boy in the nazi death camps “Before You Move On” Questions

Before You Move On - Chapter 1 Answer all questions in complete sentences, using evidence from the text where appropriate. Conclusions – Jack had a good life in Gdynia. How do you know? Use evidence from the text. Main Idea and Details – Jack loved and respected his family members. What details from the text support this main idea? Cause and Effect – Why did Jack’s father make his family leave Gdynia? Details – According to the text, why did many Germans hate Jews?

Before You Move On – Chapter 2 Summarize – How did Jack feel about living in Grandfather’s town? Cause and Effect – Jack was excited about the Nazis at first. Why did he change his mind? Viewing – Look at the pictures on pages 25-28. What do they tell you about the Nazis?

Before You Move On – Chapter 3 Conclusions – What was life like for non-Jews? How were they treated differently or the same as Jews? Inference – Jack did hard labor every day, even though he was too young. Why? Main idea and Details – Jack was a good worker. What details from the text support this?

Before You Move On – Chapter 4 Cause and Effect – Reread pages 41 and 42. Why did the Nazis wake up Jack and his family so early? Conclusions - Jack had been given a letter by the Nazis. Reread pages 46 and 47. Why did the letter cause the Nazis to separate Jack from his family? Inference – The Nazis terrified the prisoners. Why did they do this?

Before You Move On – Ch. 5 & 6 Inference – Every prisoner had a number. Why didn’t the Nazis care about the prisoners’ names? Opinion – Do you think the kapos were wrong to work for the Nazis? Why or why not? Inference – Aaron said it was fortunate he and his wife did not have children. What do you think he meant?

Before You Move On – Chapter 7 Inference – Jack did not hate the kapos. Why? Conclusions – Jack thought of life in the camp as a game. Why did he have to learn the rules? Problem and Solution – Lice were a problem in all of the camps. What things did Jack do so that he would have less lice at Blechhammer?

Before You Move On – Chapter 8 Details – Because Jack worked hard and didn’t complain, he escaped the worst treatment. Give some examples of this. Cause and Effect – Very few prisoners tried to escape from the camps. Why? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. The phrase “Work Makes One Free,” posted on the gates of concentration camps, is an example of verbal irony. Explain why.

Before You Move On – Ch. 9 & 10 Main Idea and Details – Describe three details that support this main idea: The tall kapo helped Jack when he was sick. Comparisons – How were Jack and Moniek the same? How were they different? Problem and Solution – Why was being sick with dysentery so dangerous in prison camps? What kept Jack alive?

Before You Move On – Ch. 11 & 12 Generalizations – Jack and Moniek helped others get food. Why did prisoners help each other? Comparisons - How was the Doernhau concentration camp worse than the other camps? Summarize – How did Jack feel when he began to realize he was free? Explain your answer.