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Close Reading
NONFICTION: “The Children Who Escaped the Nazis,” pages 4-9
April 2018
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Close-Reading Questions
“The Children Who Escaped the Nazis”
1. Consider this detail from page 5: All around her, people were talking, but Lore didnt know
what they were saying. She didnt speak a word of English.What does this detail help you
understand about Lores experience at the train station? (text structure)
2. What was the connection between Germany’s defeat in World War I and the rise of anti-
Semitism in Germany in the 1930s? (development of events)
3. Why were Jewish children brought to Britain but not their parents? (key ideas and details)
4. On page 9, the authors note that when Lore joined the British army, she for the first
time felt like she truly belonged.Why had Lore felt for so long like she didnt belong?
(development of individuals)
5. What were some of the challenges faced by children brought to Britain through the
Kindertransport? (key details)
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Critical Thinking
NONFICTION: “The Children Who Escaped the Nazis,” pages 4-9
April 2018
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Critical-Thinking Questions
“The Children Who Escaped the Nazis”
1. Hitler and his followers blamed Germany’s problems on Jewish people. Why might people
place blame on a group that is not responsible?
2. The authors write that as anti-Semitism rose, friends and neighbors turned cold and
cruel;” and that some shouted racist insults” or threw stones” at the Jewish members of
their communities. How do you think people could turn against friends and neighbors this
way?
3. The authors write that when Lore looks back on her life, she seems to have a sense of
gratitude and that she told an interviewer, I’ve had a lovely life.” How do you think
someone like Lore, who suffered such great loss, can have such a positive outlook on life?
4. What are some steps we can take to prevent an atrocity like the Holocaust from happening
again?