Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

PROLOGUE

Reading Check

1. What is Otto holding when he wakes up from his faint?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Whom does Otto meet in the woods?

PART 1, CHAPTERS 1-5

Reading Check

1. What physical characteristic do people stare at and bully Friedrich over?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Friedrich happen to find the harmonica?

PART 1, CHAPTERS 6-10

Reading Check

1. What Nazi organization does Elisabeth belong to?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. When Elisabeth learns about the medical condition Friedrich had as a baby, what does she say must happen next?

Paired Resource

“Eugenics”

• This entry from Holocaust Encyclopedia explains the Nazis’ eugenics policies. Note: It contains references to ableism and forced sterilization.
• This resource relates to the themes of The Effects of Intolerance and Growing Up Fast During Wartime.
• What beliefs about people with disabilities shaped the Nazis’ policies? What difficult truths does Friedrich have to face about his sister?