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PROLOGUE
Reading Check
1. What is Otto holding when he wakes up from his faint?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Whom does Otto meet in the woods?
PART 1, CHAPTERS 1-5
Reading Check
1. What physical characteristic do people stare at and bully Friedrich over?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does Friedrich happen to find the harmonica?
PART 1, CHAPTERS 6-10
Reading Check
1. What Nazi organization does Elisabeth belong to?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. When Elisabeth learns about the medical condition Friedrich had as a baby, what does she say must happen next?
Paired Resource
“Eugenics”
- This entry from Holocaust Encyclopedia explains the Nazis’ eugenics policies. Note: It contains references to ableism and forced sterilization.
- This resource relates to the themes of The Effects of Intolerance and Growing Up Fast During Wartime.
- What beliefs about people with disabilities shaped the Nazis’ policies? What difficult truths does Friedrich have to face about his sister?
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