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Chapter 6
What is chapter 6 basically all about? |
It tells us what happened to the wife and children over a year ago.
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Chpt6
Where were the children all that night? |
Ruth & Bronia asleep in bedroom next to their moms.
Edek in room top floor. |
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Chpt 6
What did Edek do? |
His room door locked.
Banged his fist, shouted. Lay on floor to listen. Climbed through the trap door in his ceiling. |
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Chpt 6
What did Edek find in the ceiling? |
a rifle
hidden between felt jacket and water tank. |
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Why would this rifle have helped Edek? |
knew how to use it.
Member of Rifle Brigade used rifle in the sige of Warsaw. |
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How many shots did Edek fire? 1-3 3 or more Identify |
3or more
1 hit soldier in arm 2 hit tyres other shots went wild. |
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How were the children attired when they left? |
Bronia-dressed + mwoollen scaf (Ruth did it)
Ruth-coat over her nightdress Edek-pyjamas, fathers coat, stout boots on bare feet and rifle. |
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Chpt 6
What does billeted mean? |
military a private home or a guest house providing temporary accommodations for people in the armed forces.
Nazis living in the area temporaily |
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What is a parapet? |
a low protective wall built where there is a sudden dangerous drop, for example, along the edge of a balcony, roof, or bridge.
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What was it that made their escape possible over the houses? |
That all the houses this side of the school were all joined together in one long terrace.
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What is a terrace? |
A balcony
a level outdoor surface that extends from one of the upper floors of an apartment or house |
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Describe what happened on top of the teraces. |
They had gone 10o yds, 1st explosion shook air. fire lept up from their home.They fell flat in snow, roof shook. everything trembled.2nd explosion-smoke flames.
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Chpt 6
Describe the children after escape. |
Tired, cold , hungery.
slept till mid day. |
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Chpt 7
Describe how Edek made life livable for his sisters in this chapter. |
Fetched mattress, curtains. Floorboards-made 2 beds, chairs, table. wall to dived cellar into 2 rooms.Stole blankets.
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Chpt 7
Why did Edek not have a Polish ration card. |
Would mean he had to reveal his age. Everyone over 12 should register, he would have been sent to Germany as a slave worker.
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How did the chidren manage for food in this chapter? |
Eat at soup kitchen. Begged at near by convent. Stole from Nazis or went through their garbage bins.
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What does scrounged mean? |
to acquire something from somebody by begging or borrowing without intending to make repayment or return
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Chpt 7
Chpt 7 Describe the difference in the ways Edek and Ruth adusted to the war condictions. |
Edek-self reliant, sharpe,made the descisions for the family.Ruth- slower, relied on Edek. learned slower-became a great teacher.Made Bronia less miserable.
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Chpt 7
What does charred mean? |
to blacken something or become blackened by burning or scorching
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Chpt 7
What does urchin mean? pg 48 |
a mischievous child, especially a young one who is unkempt in appearance
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Chpt 7
Describe Ruth's classes. |
Give example of daily schedule.
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Describe life in the woods |
Cleaner, healthier, more food. Pge 49-50
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Describe what Edek did inorder for the family to survive. |
Pg 50-51
smuggled - when-what -where -with whom and how. pg 52 last paragraph |
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What does suburbs mean? pg 51 |
a district, especially a residential one, on the edge of a city or large town
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Chpt 7
What happened to Edek when he did not return one morning. |
Pg 51
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What does quail mean? pg 52 |
to tremble or shrink with fear or apprehension
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Chpt 8
What does defensive mean? Pg 53 |
concentrating more on preventing an opponent from gaining an advantage than on scoring
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