ELA Studies Exam Review 2

1. ELA Studies Exam Review 2

2. Surviving Hitler Test Review

3. Characters Know these characters: Jakob, Moniek, Aaron,Uncle Sigmund, Jadzia

4. Where did Jack live before the war? Gdinyia, Poland

5. Describe Jack’s family He had two loving parents, an older sister, and a younger brother. He had a large extended family-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins.

6. What was Jack’s life like before the war? He went to school, rode bikes, and went to movies with his friends. They loved to go down to the harbor where the ships were. Jack’s family lived a comfortable life in a large apartment before the war. His father owned a factory, and they had plenty of food and luxuries.

7. Jack’s hometown had a small Jewish population. How did this affect him? There was no synagogue, so Jack and his family did not attend services regularly. They did celebrate the important Jewish holidays, though and he was preparing for his bar mitzvah before the war.

8. As the war draws closer, what decision does Jack’s father make about his family? Jack’s father sends his family to live with his own father in a safer part of Poland. Jack’s father remains behind to take care of his business.

9. Give specific examples of how the Jews were treated once the Nazis invaded Poland. Jews were arrested or shot for no reason. They had to wear the Star of David. Most Jews could not hold jobs. Jewish children could no longer attend school. There was a curfew. Jews were forbidden to travel.

10. While living with his uncle, what big risk did Jack take that ultimately saved his life? He asks the electrician for whom he is working to get him an official letter with a Nazi stamp on it saying that he worked for the Nazis.

11. Jack lied to his brother Jakob about what it means to be deported. Why did he do this? He lies to protect his little brother from knowing about the concentration camps. At this point, though, even Jack doesn’t know how awful the concentration camps were.

12. According to Jack, what was the worst moment in his life? It was when he was separated from his mother and brother. It was even worse because he had promised his father he would take care of them.

13. Why did the Nazis give prisoners a new identity? What was Jack’s new identity? It was one more way of dehumanizing them, so that they no longer had a name, just a number. Jack’s number was 16013.

14. To what does Jack compare surviving in the camps? He compares it to a game.

15. What was a kapo? He was a prisoner who was in charge of other prisoners.

16. What advice did Aaron give Jack which helped him to survive? Do nothing to make them notice you. Think only of yourself and those closest to you. If you allow yourself to feel emotion, you will die quickly.

17. Prisoners receive only two things to eat each day. Describe them. Thin soup which is mostly water and filled with dirt. A piece of bread which was made with sawdust.

18. What were two different philosophies for survival in the camps? Which did Jack choose? Work as little as possible to conserve energy, or work hard to avoid beatings. Jack chooses to work hard.

19. Why did Aaron tell Jack that it was important to try to keep clean? It was important to stay clean to keep from getting sick.

20. Why was having previous experience in a ghetto a key factor to surviving in the camps? The prisoners who had been in a ghetto were used to not having any freedom.

21. List the rules that Jack said prisoners should follow to play the game. Find extra food so you do not starve to death. Do what you are told. Never call attention to yourself. Help your friends. Stay healthy. Do not take it personally.

22. Did Jack hate the guards and officers at the camp? Why or why not? No he decided that hate was too destructive an emotion and took too much energy. He also thinks that they are playing their parts in the game just like he is. Some of them have no choice about what they are doing either.

23. When Jack catches dysentery, what helps him survive? A kapo lets him go to the sick barracks, he takes the medicine they give him, and he forces himself to get up and walk out before the doctor can give him the shot which will kill him.

24. How was Moniek different from the other prisoners? He laughs and makes jokes.

25. What was the miracle that saved Jack and Moniek’s life? They were given jobs as cooks. That meant that they would have enough food and a warm place to sleep in the kitchen by the fire.

26. What was ironic about Jack’s attitude the night before liberation? He has given up hope, and he is sure that he is going to die.

27. Jack had refused to let himself cry while in the camps, but what happens to finally make him cry? Jack cries when he is finally reunited with Moniek after they were liberated.

28. Jack and Moniek were the first to do what? They were the first to walk out the gates of the camp after they were liberated.

29. How do Jack and Moniek survive after liberation? They move into an empty house and eat the food there. Moniek finds his brothers and leaves. Jack goes to the Americans for food and help finding his family.

30. What happened to Jack’s family? His father died in a concentration camp. His mother and Jakob were sent to the gas chamber. His sister was also sent to the gas chamber.

31. Which family members was Jack reunited with? His Uncle Sigmund and Aunt Hindaand two cousins

32. Tell about Jack’s life after the war. He moves to the US, learns English, gets a job, and eventually becomes a successful businessman. He marries and has children and grandchildren.

33. Why does Jack Mandelbaum speak out about the Holocaust? It is his memorial to his family and what happened to them.

34. What is the center that Jack cofounded with a friend? The Midwest Center for Holocaust Education

35. Review for Test on Poetry

36. “Grandma Ling” A granddaughter travels to China to meet the grandmother she has never met. Although they have a lot in common, including their looks, they don’t speak the same language. They can communicate through a hug.

37. “Drum Song” The speaker is a very careful observer of nature and feels a close connection to it. The speaker describes several different animals.

38. “Your Little Voice” The speaker is delighted to hear over the phone the voice of the person he loves. The speaker expresses his delight through a series of images which appeal to the senses.

39. “Cat” and “Silver” A playful poem which rhymes and uses imagery as well as onomatopoeia to describe a cat. A poem which personifies the moon, which walks from place to place The moon lights up scenes from nature as it passes by

40. “Harriet Beecher Stowe” A poem which praises Harriet Beecher Stowe for writing the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which brought attention about the evils of slavery to a wide audience before the Civil War. The speaker in the poem gives her credit for helping in the struggle for freedom. It is not a narrative poem. It does not tell a story.

41. “Paul Revere’s Ride” A narrative poem about Paul Revere’s ride to warn the colonists that the British were coming and that they should prepare for battle. A signal is placed in the steeple of a church-one lantern if the British are coming by land and two if they are coming by sea. A rhyme scheme and rhythm

42. “January” Images of winter Figurative language

43. “For My Sister Molly Who…” The speaker is talking about her much-admired older sister Molly, who knew how to do everything At the end the reader learns that Molly left the family

44. “Southbound on the Freeway” A spaceship from outer space is observing cars on a highway. Because there are so many cars, the observer thinks they are the inhabitants of the planet. The poem is an extended metaphor, which means that the comparison is carried throughout the whole poem.

45. “The Country” The narrator, a guest at a home in the country, is cautioned not to leave matches lying around because the mice might get into them and start a fire. He then imagines a scenario where mice do start a fire. He compares the mice to druids. The whole poem is funny because it couldn’t really happen.

46. “The Choice” The speaker is describing two men who loved her. One would have given her fancy things; the other was poor. She chooses the poor man, but says that someone should examine her head.

47. “Ode to Enchanted Light” An ode is a poem in praise of something or someone. This poem uses metaphors and similes to describe light shining down through the trees in a forest.

48. “Little Exercise” This poem describes a storm and its aftermath in some tropical location. The poem uses vivid imagery and figurative language to describe the scene.

49. “The Sky Is Low, the Clouds Are Mean” This poem personifies nature and the wind. It is describing the weather on a cold winter day.

50. “Concrete Mixers” The poet is comparing concrete mixers to elephants. The poem is an extended metaphor.