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Unit 3- Story 7Passage to Freedom

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Vocabulary

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clung

A) Deeply moving, intense, overwhelmingB) Roll of hair worn at the back of the head, a

hair-twist, a hair-bunC) A disloyalty to somethingD) To hold tightly, as by grasping or

embracing

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D) To hold tightly, as by grasping or embracing

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superior

A) People who are higher in status, rank, or office

B) One of the five Great LakesC) People who are lower in status, rank, or

officeD) People who work for the city

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A) People who are higher in status, rank, or office

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insist A) To go with the flowB) To answer with affirmationC) To challenge authorityD) To declare firmly and strongly; to be

adamant and persistent

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D) To declare firmly and strongly; to be adamant and persistent

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appreciation A) The act of recognizing value or quality;

gratitudeB) The act of ignoring the factsC) The act of understanding the factsD) The act of welcoming in strangers

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A) The act of recognizing value or quality; gratitude

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internment A) An area of a grocery storeB) To confine or restrict to a particular place,

especially during war; imprisonment, captivity

C) To hold out the windowD) A place to go for peace

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B) To confine or restrict to a particular place, especially during war; imprisonment, captivity

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Comprehension

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1) Why did Hiroki’s father give money to the young Jewish boy?

A) He saw that he was very hungry and very tired; he seemed homeless

B) He wanted to have the boy pay him back with interest

C) He was his fatherD) He wanted to show kindness to the young

boy

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D) He wanted to show kindness to the young boy

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2) Why did the young Jewish boy invite Hiroki’s father to his house for dinner?

A) He wanted to show his appreciation for his kindness and help

B) He wanted to pay back his moneyC) He wanted to show Mr. Sugihara a Jewish

dinnerD) It was Rosh Hannah

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A) He wanted to show his appreciation for his kindness and help

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3) What was the job of Mr. Sugihara?

A) President of LithuaniaB) Emperor of JapanC) Diplomat from JapanD) Citizen of Lithuania

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C) Diplomat from Japan

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4) Why are the Polish people calling for help outside the Embassy?A) They needed to let him know that the

Russians are comingB) They needed to renew their passportsC) They wanted help from Mr. Sugihara to

escape the NazisD) They were escaping from the Allies

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C) They wanted help from Mr. Sugihara to escape the Nazis

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5) What was happening in Europe in 1940?

A) Hitler wanted to kill all Jewish peopleB) World War 2 was occurring; Germany,

Japan, and Italy was at war with the rest of the world

C) There was a deep depressionD) A and B

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D) A and B

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6)Why didn’t Hiroki’s father sleep well?

A) He had an important decision to makeB) His back was hurtingC) He couldn’t wait to get back to JapanD) His wife was hogging the covers

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D) He had an important decision to make

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7) What was the decision Mr. Sugihara had to make?A) To move back to Japan or RussiaB) To sign the visas to allow the Jewish

people to escape LithuaniaC) To go visit the countryD) To sign the declaration paper

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B) To sign the visas to allow the Jewish people to escape Lithuania

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8)Why were the refuges running away? A) They wanted to get bigger housesB) They heard America was offering better jobsC) They didn’t want to pay their taxesD) The refuges were Jewish and were running

from the Nazis who wanted to kill them

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D) The refuges were Jewish and were running from the Nazis who wanted to kill them

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9) Why couldn’t Hiroki go out and play?A) His mother was afraid that he’d play with

the other childrenB) He was grounded for talking back to his

motherC) There were so many people outside his

home; his father didn’t want him to be in the way

D) His family was afraid that he’d be captured by the Nazis

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C) There were so many people outside his home; his father didn’t want him to be in the way

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10) How many times did Mr. Sugihara ask his government about signing the visas? A) 10B) 3C) 2D) 100

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B) 3

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11) What was the response from the Japanese government? A) Yes B) No

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B) No

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12) What decision did Mr. Sugihara have to make?

A) Paper or plasticB) Fried or grilledC) Disobey his government or GodD) Disobey his family or people

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C) Disobey his government or God

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13)What would happen if Mr. Sugihara did not sign the visas?A) The Jewish people would try and sneak out

of their countryB) The Jewish people would go and try the

other EmbassiesC) The Jewish people would be captured, sent

to a concentration or interment camp, and probably die or be killed

D) They would turn and walk away and wait for the Nazis to get them

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C) The Jewish people would be captured, sent to a concentration or interment camp, and probably die or be killed

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14) How did Hiroki’s mother help?

A) She signed the visasB) She rubbed her husband’s armC) She kept the kids quietD) She made cookies for the refuges

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B) She rubbed her husband’s arm

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15) Why didn’t Mr. Sugihara want help from anyone, especially his wife?

A) He wanted the fame by himselfB) He wanted to be famousC) He didn’t want anyone to get in trouble,

just himD) He didn’t want anyone to spill the ink

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C) He didn’t want anyone to get in trouble, just him

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16)What is the purpose for this story?

A) To inform readers about a man who saved thousands of Jewish refuges’ lives

B) The author appreciated the efforts and actions Mr. Sugihara took to take a stand and do what is right

C) The story is a good fictional storyD) A and B

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D) A and B

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17) What did the visas allow people to do?A) The visas allowed the refuges to buy new

clothesB) The visas allowed the refuges to get out of

Lithuania and into another country to escape the persecution of the Nazis

C) The visas allowed the people to do as they pleased and go all over the world at any time

D) The visas allowed the people to visit their families and bring presents

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B) The visas allowed the refuges to get out of Lithuania and into another country to escape the persecution of the Nazis

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18) How long did Mr. Sugihara write the visas?A) Until his hand hurtB) Until he ran out of inkC) Until he had to leave LithuaniaD) Until he was asleep

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C) Until he had to leave Lithuania

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19) After the visas, what did Mr. Sugihara write?

A) Blank papers with no signatureB) Permission papers with his signatureC) More visasD) Nothing

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B) Permission papers with his signature

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20) Why did the Sugihara family have to leave Lithuania?A) His job was finished and could go home

to JapanB) He was reassigned to Germany because

the Russians were comingC) He was caught by the Americans for

writing the visasD) He was bored and wanted to go

somewhere else

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B) He was reassigned to Germany because the Russians were coming

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21) How did the Japanese government react to Mr. Sugihara’s writing of the visas and permission papers?A) They rewarded him with medalsB) They praised him with moneyC) They asked him to resign from being a

diplomatD) They asked him to teach others about

being a good diplomat and citizen of Japap

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C) They asked him to resign from being a diplomat

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22) Who were the “Sugihara Survivors”?A) People who died in concentration campsB) People who were able to escape to safety C) People who escaped the HolocaustD) B and C

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D) B and C

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23)How did Mr. Sugihara take a stand and help save the lives of thousands of refuges?

A) He helped them escape through to the bordering countries for freedom

B) He hid thousands of Jews in his atticC) He didn’t listen to his wife and wrote the

visasD) He defied his government and wrote out

visas for the Jewish refugees

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D) He defied his government and wrote out visas for the Jewish refugees