HW Mr. Padilla 1.24.17

Dear parents. Guardians, please assist your child with today’s homework.

Option 3 Base your answers on the reading. Use evidence from the text.

The door of the car slid aside. A German officer stepped in …. "From this moment on, you are under the authority of the 23 German Army. Anyone who still owns gold, silver, or watches must hand them over now. Anyone …found to have kept any of these will be shot on the spot. …anyone who is ill should report to the hospital car. That's all.”

¨The … lieutenant went around with a basket and retrieved the last possessions from those who chose not to go on tasting the bitterness of fear.

¨"There are eighty of you in the car," the German officer added. "If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.”

1.         What happened as soon the train door opened?

2.         What threat did the Germans make?

3.         How would the Jews who disobeyed these instructions be handled?

4.         In plain all American English, what do you think these words mean: “The lieutenant…retrieved the last possessions from those who chose not to go on tasting the bitterness of fear.”

5.         Overall, how were the Germans making sure that the Jews listened?

Option 2:  Base your answers on the reading. Use evidence from the text.

¨The door of the car slid aside. A German officer stepped in …. "From this moment on, you are under the authority of the … German Army. Anyone who still owns gold, silver, or watches must hand them over now. Anyone …found to have kept any of these will be shot on the spot. … That's all.”

¨The … lieutenant went around with a basket and retrieved the last possessions from those who chose not to go on tasting…fear.

¨"There are eighty of you in the car," the German officer added. "If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.”

¨1. Who stepped into the train?

¨2. What did the deportees being asked for?

¨3. What threat was made for those who hid thee valuables?

¨4. What was the final threat made?

Option 1: Read the passage and answer the questions below:

The door of the car slid aside. A German officer stepped in ….

1. Who stepped into the train?

"Anyone who still owns gold, silver, or watches must hand them over now.

¨2. What did he ask for?

 Anyone …found to have kept any of these will be shot on the spot. …anyone who is ill should report to the hospital car. That's all.”

¨3. What threat was made for those who hid the valuables?

¨"There are eighty of you in the car," the German officer added. "If anyone goes missing, you will all be shot, like dogs.”

¨4. What was the final threat made?

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