Unit 3- Story 7

1. Unit 3- Story 7 Passage to Freedom Passage to Freedom

2. Passage to Freedom Vocabulary

3. Passage to Freedom clung • Deeply moving, intense, overwhelming • Roll of hair worn at the back of the head, a hair-twist, a hair-bun • A disloyalty to something • To hold tightly, as by grasping or embracing

4. Passage to Freedom D) To hold tightly, as by grasping or embracing

5. Passage to Freedom superior • People who are higher in status, rank, or office • One of the five Great Lakes • People who are lower in status, rank, or office • People who work for the city

6. Passage to Freedom A) People who are higher in status, rank, or office

7. Passage to Freedom insist • To go with the flow • To answer with affirmation • To challenge authority • To declare firmly and strongly; to be adamant and persistent

8. Passage to Freedom D) To declare firmly and strongly; to be adamant and persistent

9. Passage to Freedom appreciation • The act of recognizing value or quality; gratitude • The act of ignoring the facts • The act of understanding the facts • The act of welcoming in strangers

10. Passage to Freedom A) The act of recognizing value or quality; gratitude

11. Passage to Freedom internment • An area of a grocery store • To confine or restrict to a particular place, especially during war; imprisonment, captivity • To hold out the window • A place to go for peace

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

13. Passage to Freedom Comprehension

14. Passage to Freedom 1) Why did Hiroki’s father give money to the young Jewish boy? • He saw that he was very hungry and very tired; he seemed homeless • He wanted to have the boy pay him back with interest • He was his father • He wanted to show kindness to the young boy

15. Passage to Freedom D) He wanted to show kindness to the young boy

16. Passage to Freedom 2) Why did the young Jewish boy invite Hiroki’s father to his house for dinner? • He wanted to show his appreciation for his kindness and help • He wanted to pay back his money • He wanted to show Mr. Sugihara a Jewish dinner • It was Rosh Hannah

17. Passage to Freedom A) He wanted to show his appreciation for his kindness and help

18. Passage to Freedom 3) What was the job of Mr. Sugihara? • President of Lithuania • Emperor of Japan • Diplomat from Japan • Citizen of Lithuania

19. Passage to Freedom C) Diplomat from Japan

20. Passage to Freedom 4) Why are the Polish people calling for help outside the Embassy? • They needed to let him know that the Russians are coming • They needed to renew their passports • They wanted help from Mr. Sugihara to escape the Nazis • They were escaping from the Allies

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

22. Passage to Freedom 5) What was happening in Europe in 1940? • Hitler wanted to kill all Jewish people • World War 2 was occurring; Germany, Japan, and Italy was at war with the rest of the world • There was a deep depression • A and B

23. Passage to Freedom D) A and B

24. Passage to Freedom 6)Why didn’t Hiroki’s father sleep well? • He had an important decision to make • His back was hurting • He couldn’t wait to get back to Japan • His wife was hogging the covers

25. Passage to Freedom D) He had an important decision to make

26. Passage to Freedom 7) What was the decision Mr. Sugihara had to make? • To move back to Japan or Russia • To sign the visas to allow the Jewish people to escape Lithuania • To go visit the country • To sign the declaration paper

27. Passage to Freedom B) To sign the visas to allow the Jewish people to escape Lithuania

28. Passage to Freedom 8)Why were the refuges running away? • They wanted to get bigger houses • They heard America was offering better jobs • They didn’t want to pay their taxes • The refuges were Jewish and were running from the Nazis who wanted to kill them

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

30. Passage to Freedom 9) Why couldn’t Hiroki go out and play? • His mother was afraid that he’d play with the other children • He was grounded for talking back to his mother • There were so many people outside his home; his father didn’t want him to be in the way • His family was afraid that he’d be captured by the Nazis

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

32. Passage to Freedom 10) How many times did Mr. Sugihara ask his government about signing the visas? • 10 • 3 • 2 • 100

33. Passage to Freedom B) 3

34. Passage to Freedom 11) What was the response from the Japanese government? • Yes • No

35. Passage to Freedom B) No

36. Passage to Freedom 12) What decision did Mr. Sugihara have to make? • Paper or plastic • Fried or grilled • Disobey his government or God • Disobey his family or people

37. Passage to Freedom C) Disobey his government or God

38. Passage to Freedom 13)What would happen if Mr. Sugihara did not sign the visas? • The Jewish people would try and sneak out of their country • The Jewish people would go and try the other Embassies • The Jewish people would be captured, sent to a concentration or interment camp, and probably die or be killed • They would turn and walk away and wait for the Nazis to get them

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

40. Passage to Freedom 14) How did Hiroki’s mother help? • She signed the visas • She rubbed her husband’s arm • She kept the kids quiet • She made cookies for the refuges

41. Passage to Freedom B) She rubbed her husband’s arm

42. Passage to Freedom 15) Why didn’t Mr. Sugihara want help from anyone, especially his wife? • He wanted the fame by himself • He wanted to be famous • He didn’t want anyone to get in trouble, just him • He didn’t want anyone to spill the ink

43. Passage to Freedom C) He didn’t want anyone to get in trouble, just him

44. Passage to Freedom 16)What is the purpose for this story? • To inform readers about a man who saved thousands of Jewish refuges’ lives • The author appreciated the efforts and actions Mr. Sugihara took to take a stand and do what is right • The story is a good fictional story • A and B

45. Passage to Freedom D) A and B

46. Passage to Freedom 17) What did the visas allow people to do? • The visas allowed the refuges to buy new clothes • The visas allowed the refuges to get out of Lithuania and into another country to escape the persecution of the Nazis • The visas allowed the people to do as they pleased and go all over the world at any time • The visas allowed the people to visit their families and bring presents

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

48. Passage to Freedom 18) How long did Mr. Sugihara write the visas? • Until his hand hurt • Until he ran out of ink • Until he had to leave Lithuania • Until he was asleep

49. Passage to Freedom C) Until he had to leave Lithuania

50. Passage to Freedom 19) After the visas, what did Mr. Sugihara write? • Blank papers with no signature • Permission papers with his signature • More visas • Nothing