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Unit 3- Story
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Vocabulary
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clung
A) Deeply moving, intense, overwhelming
B) Roll of hair worn at the back of the head, a hairtwist, a hair-bun
C) A disloyalty to something
D) To hold tightly, as by grasping or embracing
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D) To hold tightly, as by grasping or embracing
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superior
A)
B)
C)
D)
People who are higher in status, rank, or office
One of the five Great Lakes
People who are lower in status, rank, or office
People who work for the city
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A) People who are higher in status, rank, or office
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insist
A)
B)
C)
D)
To go with the flow
To answer with affirmation
To challenge authority
To declare firmly and strongly; to be adamant
and persistent
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D) To declare firmly and strongly; to be adamant and
persistent
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appreciation
A)
B)
C)
D)
The act of recognizing value or quality; gratitude
The act of ignoring the facts
The act of understanding the facts
The act of welcoming in strangers
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A) The act of recognizing value or quality; gratitude
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internment
A) An area of a grocery store
B) To confine or restrict to a particular place,
especially during war; imprisonment, captivity
C) To hold out the window
D) A place to go for peace
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B) To confine or restrict to a particular place,
especially during war; imprisonment, captivity
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Comprehension
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1) Why did Hiroki’s father give
money to the young Jewish boy?
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A) He saw that he was very hungry and very tired; he
seemed homeless
B) He wanted to have the boy pay him back with
interest
C) He was his father
D) He wanted to show kindness to the young boy
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D) He wanted to show kindness to the young boy
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2) Why did the young Jewish boy invite
Hiroki’s father to his house for dinner?
A) He wanted to show his appreciation for his
kindness and help
B) He wanted to pay back his money
C) He wanted to show Mr. Sugihara a Jewish dinner
D) It was Rosh Hannah
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A) He wanted to show his appreciation for his
kindness and help
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3) What was the job of Mr. Sugihara?
A)
B)
C)
D)
President of Lithuania
Emperor of Japan
Diplomat from Japan
Citizen of Lithuania
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C) Diplomat from Japan
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4) Why are the Polish people calling for
help outside the Embassy?
A) They needed to let him know that the Russians
are coming
B) They needed to renew their passports
C) They wanted help from Mr. Sugihara to escape
the Nazis
D) They were escaping from the Allies
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C) They wanted help from Mr. Sugihara to escape
the Nazis
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5) What was happening in Europe in
1940?
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A) Hitler wanted to kill all Jewish people
B) World War 2 was occurring; Germany, Japan,
and Italy was at war with the rest of the world
C) There was a deep depression
D) A and B
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D) A and B
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6)Why didn’t Hiroki’s father sleep
well?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
He had an important decision to make
His back was hurting
He couldn’t wait to get back to Japan
His wife was hogging the covers
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D) He had an important decision to make
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7) What was the decision Mr. Sugihara
had to make?
A) To move back to Japan or Russia
B) To sign the visas to allow the Jewish people to
escape Lithuania
C) To go visit the country
D) To sign the declaration paper
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B) To sign the visas to allow the Jewish people to
escape Lithuania
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8)Why were the refuges running away?
A)
B)
C)
D)
They wanted to get bigger houses
They heard America was offering better jobs
They didn’t want to pay their taxes
The refuges were Jewish and were running from
the Nazis who wanted to kill them
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D) The refuges were Jewish and were running from
the Nazis who wanted to kill them
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9) Why couldn’t Hiroki go out and play?
A) His mother was afraid that he’d play with the
other children
B) He was grounded for talking back to his mother
C) There were so many people outside his home; his
father didn’t want him to be in the way
D) His family was afraid that he’d be captured by
the Nazis
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C) There were so many people outside his home;
his father didn’t want him to be in the way
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10) How many times did Mr. Sugihara ask
his government about signing the visas?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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3
2
100
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B) 3
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11) What was the response from the
Japanese government?
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A) Yes
B) No
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B) No
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12) What decision did Mr. Sugihara have
to make?
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A)
B)
C)
D)
Paper or plastic
Fried or grilled
Disobey his government or God
Disobey his family or people
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C) Disobey his government or God
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13)What would happen if Mr.
Sugihara did not sign the visas?
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A) The Jewish people would try and sneak out of
their country
B) The Jewish people would go and try the other
Embassies
C) The Jewish people would be captured, sent to a
concentration or interment camp, and probably
die or be killed
D) They would turn and walk away and wait for the
Nazis to get them
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C) The Jewish people would be captured, sent to a
concentration or interment camp, and probably
die or be killed
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14) How did Hiroki’s mother help?
A)
B)
C)
D)
She signed the visas
She rubbed her husband’s arm
She kept the kids quiet
She made cookies for the refuges
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B) She rubbed her husband’s arm
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15) Why didn’t Mr. Sugihara want help
from anyone, especially his wife?
A)
B)
C)
D)
He wanted the fame by himself
He wanted to be famous
He didn’t want anyone to get in trouble, just him
He didn’t want anyone to spill the ink
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C) He didn’t want anyone to get in trouble, just
him
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16)What is the purpose for this story?
A) To inform readers about a man who saved
thousands of Jewish refuges’ lives
B) The author appreciated the efforts and actions
Mr. Sugihara took to take a stand and do what is
right
C) The story is a good fictional story
D) A and B
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D) A and B
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17) What did the visas allow people to do?
A) The visas allowed the refuges to buy new clothes
B) The visas allowed the refuges to get out of
Lithuania and into another country to escape the
persecution of the Nazis
C) The visas allowed the people to do as they pleased
and go all over the world at any time
D) The visas allowed the people to visit their families
and bring presents
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B) The visas allowed the refuges to get out of
Lithuania and into another country to escape the
persecution of the Nazis
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18) How long did Mr. Sugihara write
the visas?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Until his hand hurt
Until he ran out of ink
Until he had to leave Lithuania
Until he was asleep
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C) Until he had to leave Lithuania
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19) After the visas, what did Mr. Sugihara
write?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Blank papers with no signature
Permission papers with his signature
More visas
Nothing
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B) Permission papers with his signature
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20) Why did the Sugihara family have
to leave Lithuania?
A) His job was finished and could go home to
Japan
B) He was reassigned to Germany because the
Russians were coming
C) He was caught by the Americans for writing
the visas
D) He was bored and wanted to go somewhere
else
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B) He was reassigned to Germany because the
Russians were coming
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21) How did the Japanese government
react to Mr. Sugihara’s writing of the
visas and permission papers?
A) They rewarded him with medals
B) They praised him with money
C) They asked him to resign from being a
diplomat
D) They asked him to teach others about being a
good diplomat and citizen of Japap
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C) They asked him to resign from being a
diplomat
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22) Who were the “Sugihara
Survivors”?
A)
B)
C)
D)
People who died in concentration camps
People who were able to escape to safety
People who escaped the Holocaust
B and C
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D) B and C
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23)How did Mr. Sugihara take a stand and
help save the lives of thousands of
refuges?
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A) He helped them escape through to the bordering
countries for freedom
B) He hid thousands of Jews in his attic
C) He didn’t listen to his wife and wrote the visas
D) He defied his government and wrote out visas for
the Jewish refugees
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D) He defied his government and wrote out visas
for the Jewish refugees