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The Night War
BOB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When and where does the book start? | July 10, 1942 Paris, France pg 1 |
| What is the starting name of the main character? | Miri pg1 |
| What language is Miri´s mama speaking in? | Yiddish pg 1 |
| What floor is their apartment on? | 6th pg 1 |
| Where was the only place in Paris Miri felt safe? | the roof top of her apartment pg 2 |
| What was the type of plant that sat on their window sill? | red geranium pg 2 |
| What is the name of Miri´s neighborhood? | The pletzl pg 2 |
| How old was Miri when Monsieur Rosenbaum was taken away? | 10 pg 2 |
| Where was Monsieur Rosenbaum taken? | to a prison factory in germany pg 3 |
| What sound does Miri fear? | police sirens pg 1 |
| What caused Miri´s family to leave Germany? | Kristallnacht pg 3 |
| Where did Miri´s family live when they were in Germany? | Berlin pg 3 |
| Who is Nora? | Madame and Monsieur Rosenbaum´s little girl pg 4 |
| How old is Nora? | 2 pg 4 |
| What French word does Nora like to say? | Fromage pg 4 |
| What fingers does Nora like to put in her mouth? | Her two middle fingers pg 4 |
| How many room did Miri´s house in germany have? | 3 rooms pg 5 |
| What was the treat that Miri´s mama had for Nora? | a small dry slice of lemon pg 6 |
| Why isn´t Nora growing well? | she had been sick most of the winter, and had a lingering cough pg 6 |
| What did the doctor say Nora needed to get better? | good food and more fruits and vegetables pg 6 |
| Why does Miri not like going to the market? | she is afraid of the soldiers pg 7 |
| What is Miri´s Papa´s job? | he works for a Yiddish newspaper pg 8 |
| What does Pletzl mean in Yiddish? | little place pg 8 |
| Who did the Pletzl used to be a neighborhood for? | rich people pg 9 |
| What plant was in Miri´s garden in germany? | a hydrangea bush pg 10 |
| What is the name of one of Miri´s school friends? | Anna pg 10 |
| What color is the bakery´s door? | bright blue pg 10 |
| What type of bread did Miri´s mama bake on Shabbos in germany? | Challah bread pg 11 |
| What vegetable does Miri buy from the greengrocer? | a tomato pg 11 |
| What is the name of Monsieur Thireau´s son? | Thomas pg 12 |
| What religion does the Thireau family practice? | Christianity pg 12 |
| What vegetable did Miri eat many of from her garden in Germany? | Tomatoes pg 13 |
| Who did Miri´s silver candlesticks belong to previously? | Her great-grandmother pg 13 |
| In France, what are Miri´s candlesticks made out of? | Cheap brass pg 14 |
| What is the name of Miri´s principal? | Monsieur Mingneret pg 15 |
| On what day was Miri warned of the Jewish roundup? | Wednesday pg 15 |
| What was the name of the concierge in Miri´s apartment? | Madame Vertron pg 16 |
| What were the names of the people Miri warned of the roundup? | Anna, Lea, Berthe, and Rachel pg 16 |
| How long has it been since Monsieur Rosenbaum´s second letter? | 8 months pg 17 |
| Who invaded Miri´s apartment? | French Policemen pg 19 |
| What fell from Miri´s windowsill? | Her red geranium pot pg 20 |
| What vehicle did the gendarmes put the Jews on? | A city bus pg 21 |
| What color was the bus? | Green with a white top pg 21 |
| What type of sweater was Miri wearing that she gave to Madame Rosenbaum? | A cotton cardigan pg 22 |
| Where did French Jews have to wear the Star of David? | On the left side of their clothing pg 22 |
| Where was Madame Rosenbaum wearing her Star of David? | On her blouse pg 23 |
| Where does Madame Rosenbaum tell Miri to run to? | The Vichy side of France then to Zurich pg 25 |
| Why does Madame Rosenbaum tell Miri to go to Switzerland? | She has a cousin in Zurich pg 25 |
| What is Madame Rosenbaum´s first name? | Sara pg 26 |
| What is Monsieur Rosenbaum´s first name? | Herschel pg 26 |
| What is the date of when Nora was born? | June 24, 1940 pg 26 |
| Where are the Rosenbaums originally from? | Frankfurt Germany pg 26 |
| To what building did the gendarmes take the Jews? | Vélodrome d´ Hiver pg 26 |
| What was the indoor stadium used for? | Bike Races pg 26 |
| Who grabbed Miri´s arm as she was trying to escape the roundup? | A Catholic Nun pg 30 |
| What was the Nun wearing? | a black habit and a white veil pg 30 |
| What did the Nun put in Miri´s pocket? | A rosary pg 31 |
| What was in Miri´s right pocket? | A handkerchief with her intials (M.E.S) embroidered on it pg 31 |
| What false name did the Nun give Miri? | Marie pg 31 |
| What did the Nun´s house smell of? | Perfume and age pg 34 |
| What is Miri´s last name? | Schrieber pg 35 |
| What was the name of the nun who saved Miri from the roundup? | Sister Félicité pg 35 |
| What was in the basement room of the convent? | a small window, toilet, and narrow bed pg 35 |
| What did Miri turn her handkerchief into? | a little doll pg 43 |
| What is Miri´s false new last name? | Cadieux pg 44 |
| What does Schrieber mean? | Writer or clerk pg 44 |
| What deos Cadieux mean? | Fighter or little fighter pg 44 |
| To where did the window in the basement of the convent most likely lead? | to a courtyard or the back of the nun´s house pg 44 |
| What was in the truck bed that Miri escaped Paris in? | empty grain sacks pg 51 |
| What covered the back of the escape truck? | A canvas flap pg 51 |