FW Johnson Collegiate
M. Gullickson
Name: ____________________________________
Date: ____________________
“The Cage”
~ English 10B
PART ONE
Chapter One
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Vocabulary
 revelation (p. 4) – “Suddenly a thought unfolds in my mind. A revelation.”
 annihilate (p. 4) – “These are the children who, according to the Nazi master
plan to annihilate all the Jews, were not to be born.”
Questions
1. What causes Ruth’s nightmares?
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2. What is her revelation?
Chapter Two
Vocabulary
 optimist (p. 9) – “ ‘Poland is strong!’ I hear Moishe, our neighbourhood
optimist.”
Questions
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1. Why do Jews celebrate Pesach or Passover? What are some of the traditions Jews
follow during this time?
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2. How close are the Grubers and the narrator’s family? Give examples to prove your
answer.
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3. Why does the mood of the story change when spring turns into summer?
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4. Why does the mob attack Harry?
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5. Who protects him?
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6. Quote the last line of Chapter Two.
Chapter Three
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Questions
1. In what month and year did Germany invade Poland?
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2. Who are the Volksdeutsche? Who joined them in this chapter?
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3. How has Harry changed?
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4. In what ways did the Grubers betray Ruth and her family?
FW Johnson Collegiate
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M. Gullickson
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Chapter Four
Vocabulary
 Hasidic (p. 17) – “… men in work clothes, men in Hasidic garb, all puzzled,
frightened …”
 typhus epidemic (p. 18) – “… my father died suddenly during a typhus
epidemic.”
 elation (p. 22) – “Elation on seeing a loved one alive and safe.”
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Questions
1. How does Saba feel about wearing the Star of David?
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2. Where are Ruth’s three older siblings?
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3. What happens when Ruth and Saba are on their errand? Give details of the day.
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4. What do the German soldiers do to the Jews when they arrive at the
railroad station? With what results?
Chapter Five
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1. List the problems people face inside the ghetto.
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2. What is the Judenrat?
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3. What happens concerning Laibele in this chapter? What are his chances of recovery?
Why?
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4. Where does Ruth work and what does she do there?
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5. Why is Ruth’s mother so upset?
Chapter Six
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1. What is the cause of the terror and panic which begins Chapter 6?
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2. What is the significance of the Germans’ statement “left” and “right”?
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3. What happens to Ruth’s mother?
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4. How old is Ruth in Chapter 6?
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5. What is the significance of the last line of the chapter?
FW Johnson Collegiate
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Chapter Seven
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1. How does Ruth earn a living now?
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2. What begins happening to Ruth in this chapter?
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3. Who is Rifkele?
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4. What do Ruth’s brothers do for her that shows devotion?
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5. What does she do which shows her devotion to them?
Chapter Eight
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1. According to context clues, what does meshuggener mean?
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2. How does Ruth get to the doctor? How far is it?
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3. What reason does the doctor give Ruth for her inability to walk?
Chapter Nine
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1. How is Riva able to continue working?
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2. Why did Riva decide to write letters to her sisters and brother even though there was
no mail going out of or coming into the ghetto? What reason did she give to Laibele?
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3. What does Laibele convince Riva that they must do?
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4. How did Moishele and Motele enable Riva to start walking again?
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5. What does L’chaim mean?