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

Chapters 1-25

Reading Check

1. Who is Michael O’Shaunessey pretending to be?

2. What is the name of the book that Adolf Hitler wrote about his political philosophy?

3. Why was Ireland a neutral country during WWII?

4. What is Deutscherblick?

5. What is the hardest lesson that Michael has ever learned?

6. What did the pilot hide in the haystack?

Short Answer

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

1. Describe the events of Kristallnacht. What is Michael’s reaction to the event?

2. What almost happens to Michael during the dinner party?

3. What are the two announcements that Herr Professor Doktor Major Melcher makes to Michael’s class?

4. Describe Michael’s inner turmoil at the fight during the book burning. What does he decide to do?

5. What is acrophobia? How does Michael’s acrophobia inhibit his mission on the farm?

6. Who is Simon? How does he meet Michael and his family, and what is his mission?

Paired Resources

“Kristallnacht”

• The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s overview of the events just before, during, and after Kristallnacht
• Why is Kristallnacht considered a defining moment in Nazi Germany’s treatment of its Jewish population?