Silver Sword 2
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Chapter 6
What is chapter 6 basically all about? - It tells us what happened to the wife and children over a year ago.
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Where were the children all that night? -
Ruth & Bronia asleep in bedroom next to their moms.
Edek in room top floor. -
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What did Edek do? -
His room door locked.
Banged his fist, shouted.
Lay on floor to listen.
Climbed through the trap door in his ceiling. -
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What did Edek find in the ceiling? -
a rifle
hidden between felt jacket and water tank. -
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Why would this rifle have helped Edek? -
knew how to use it.
Member of Rifle Brigade
used rifle in the sige of Warsaw. -
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How many shots did Edek fire?
1-3
3 or more
Identify -
3or more
1 hit soldier in arm
2 hit tyres
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How were the children attired when they left? -
Bronia-dressed + mwoollen scaf (Ruth did it)
Ruth-coat over her nightdress
Edek-pyjamas, fathers coat, stout boots on bare feet and rifle. -
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What does billeted mean? -
military a private home or a guest house providing temporary accommodations for people in the armed forces.
Nazis living in the area temporaily -
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What is a parapet? - a low protective wall built where there is a sudden dangerous drop, for example, along the edge of a balcony, roof, or bridge.
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What was it that made their escape possible over the houses? - That all the houses this side of the school were all joined together in one long terrace.
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What is a terrace? -
A balcony
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Describe what happened on top of the teraces. - They had gone 10o yds, 1st explosion shook air. fire lept up from their home.They fell flat in snow, roof shook. everything trembled.2nd explosion-smoke flames.
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Describe the children after escape. -
Tired, cold , hungery.
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Describe how Edek made life livable for his sisters in this chapter. - Fetched mattress, curtains. Floorboards-made 2 beds, chairs, table. wall to dived cellar into 2 rooms.Stole blankets.
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Why did Edek not have a Polish ration card. - Would mean he had to reveal his age. Everyone over 12 should register, he would have been sent to Germany as a slave worker.
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How did the chidren manage for food in this chapter? - Eat at soup kitchen. Begged at near by convent. Stole from Nazis or went through their garbage bins.
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What does scrounged mean? - to acquire something from somebody by begging or borrowing without intending to make repayment or return
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Describe the difference in the ways Edek and Ruth adusted to the war condictions. - Edek-self reliant, sharpe,made the descisions for the family.Ruth- slower, relied on Edek. learned slower-became a great teacher.Made Bronia less miserable.
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What does charred mean? - to blacken something or become blackened by burning or scorching
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What does urchin mean? pg 48 - a mischievous child, especially a young one who is unkempt in appearance
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Describe Ruth's classes. - Give example of daily schedule.
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Describe life in the woods - Cleaner, healthier, more food. Pge 49-50
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Describe what Edek did inorder for the family to survive. -
Pg 50-51
smuggled - when-what -where -with whom and how.
pg 52 last paragraph -
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What does suburbs mean? pg 51 - a district, especially a residential one, on the edge of a city or large town
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What happened to Edek when he did not return one morning. - Pg 51
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What does quail mean? pg 52 - to tremble or shrink with fear or apprehension
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What does defensive mean? Pg 53 - concentrating more on preventing an opponent from gaining an advantage than on scoring