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The Night War
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When is The Night War set? (Include month and year, this is where the book started) | The Night War begins in July 1942. |
| Who are the Rosenbaums? | The Rosenbaums are a family that Miri and her parents live next to. |
| Where does Miri live currently? (Be specific) | The Pletzl in Paris, France. |
| At the beginning of the story, how long had it been since Mr Rosenbaum had been arrested? | It has been 2 years since Monsieur Rosenbaum was arrested. |
| How old is Miri's little neighbor Nora, and how old is Miri? | Her neighbor Nora is 2 years old, and Miri is 12. |
| What holiday do the Rosenbaums and Schriebers celebrate each week? | Shabbos, a Jewish Holiday. |
| What item of produce does Miri find when she goes grocery shopping? What does this remind her of? | Miri finds a beautiful tomato, which reminds her of her lush garden from her old home in Germany. |
| Where did Miri and her family live? (Name the city or town) When did they leave for Paris? (Include year) | The Schriebers used to live in Berlin, Germany before they fled to Paris in 1938. |
| Why did the Schriebers have to leave their home? (Include the name of the event or what else it could be called) | They left their house in Germany after Kristallnacht, also known as The Night of Broken Glass. |
| What happens that makes Miri leave her house on the day that the police arrived? | Miri went out to buy groceries for her family and the Rosenbaums using their ration books/cards. |
| Who is missing when Miri arrives at her apartment? | Her mother. Her father would have been there, but he was hiding to escape being taken away for work. |
| Name one person that Miri speaks with on the day that she finds the tomato. | Possible Answers include: Monsieur Thireau, her school principal The baker An unknown man in a German uniform who takes her from destroying her tomato |
| The baker only give Miri a certain amount of items. What is the item, and how many did she receive vs how much she asked for? | Miri asked for 5 loaves of bread, but only received 3 due to harsh rationing. |
| What mode of transportation is Miri forced onto after being found by the police, and with who? | She is forced onto a bus with Madame Rosenbaum and Nora. |
| What does Madame Rosenbaum do with Miri and Nora's clothing on the bus? Also, what did she do with their identification/rations? | Madame Rosenbaum takes off the girls' swearers, which are stitched with the Star of David. She threw out their documents. |
| What does Madame Rosenbaum tell Miri to do? | She tells Miri to take Nora and save themselves. She tells them to find sanctuary in Switzerland. |
| What is Miri's father's quote about bravery? | "We don't choose how we feel, but we choose how we act. Choose courage." |
| Where are Miri and the remaining Rosenbaums taken to on the bus? | The Velodrome, an indoor stadium |
| Why does Miri feel guilty about Monsieur Rosenbaum's arresting? | When the officers arrested him, she told them that he was not her father. |
| What does the German Soldier Miri bumps into ask her (this takes place as shes running from the Velodrome) | The German officer asks Miri for her identification papers |
| Who saves Miri, and what does she tell the officer? | Sister Felicite, a nun. She tells the officer that Miri must have strayed off from the convent. |
| What does Sister Felicite do for Miri and Nora? (How does she hide them?) | Miri and Nora are helped by Sister Felicite when she takes the girls into the convent, and hides her in a small room in the basement. |
| Name the things that Sister Felicite goes Miri to help her in her new city. | A rosary, fake identity papers, and new names. |
| What type of car are Miri and Nora taken into when they are driving to the new city? | They ride in the back of a truck |
| What is the new name that Sister Felicite gives to Miri as her new identity? | Miri's new name is "Marie Cadieux" |
| What is missing when Miri awakes in the truck? | When Miri wakes up, Nora and the straw doll are missing. |
| The men in the truck take Miri to a new city/village. What is the name of this village? | Chenonceaux |
| Miri is taken to a convent school, what is she labeled as by Mother Agnes? | Mother Agnes calls Miri "another godless Communist" |
| What are the names of the girls that Miri meets at the convent school who are around her age range? | Beatrice and Jacqueline |
| One day, a nun takes the girls to a castle. What is the name of the nun and the castle they visit? | Sister Dominique takes them to the castle, Château de Chenonceau |
| What does Sister Dominique tell Miri to pay close attention to? | Sister Dominique tells Miri to pay attention and tells her that the Vichy is just on the other side of the river. |
| What is the Vichy side? | The Vichy side is France land owned by the French, meaning it had not yet been taken over by Germany,. |
| Which nun smells like fish, and what is she called by the students of the convent school? | The nun's name is Sister Annunciata, but she is called Sister Anchovy behind her back. |
| After Sister Dominique breaks her leg, what does Sister Annunciata tell Miri? What does she ask Miri to do? | She tells Miri that Sister Dominique was supposed to smuggle people to the Vichy side using the castle. She asks Miri to take her place. |
| Who helps Miri when she is caught by the German Officers? What do they tell her to say? (Don't include name, just what she knows at the time) | The woman that helps Miri when she is caught is wearing all black and Miri does not know who she is. The woman tells her to say that the gardener of the castle is dead. |
| What is the name of the housekeeper of Château de Chenonceau? | The housekeeper's name is Bette. |
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