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A (1) What point of view is Milkweed written in (in the first chapter) and how can we tell ?

A (1) - $100 First person point of view. We know this because "I" is used.

A (1) - $200 What was Misha’s first rule of life?

A (1) - $200 Always be the first to move

A (1) - $300 Who is Olek? What happens to Olek?

A (1) - $300 Olek is an orphan who lost one arm in a train accident— he is hung because he was caught smuggling.

A (1) - $400 How does Stopthief meet Uri?

A (1) - $400 Uri saves Stopthief from getting caught from stealing the bread.

A (1) - $500 Why does the author begin with a memory?

A (1) - $500 The author begins with a memory to provide background information about Stopthief.

B (2)- $100 Who is Himmler?

B (2) - $100 Himmler is Hitler’s #2—he is the head of the SS.

B - $200 Why does the narrator believe that his name is “Stopthief” in Chapter 1?

B (2) - $200 The narrator is running because he stole bread and he hears people shouting “Stop” “Thief!”

B (2)- $300 Describe the character of Uncle Shepsel.

B - $300 Uncle Shepsel is the Milgroms’ elderly uncles; he tries to escape the resettlement and does not want Misha to be a part of the family. We can infer that he is selfish.

B - $400 How did Uri want Misha to act in public?

B - $400 Look straight ahead, no laughing or screaming, be invisible

B - $500 What is a “flop”?

B - $500 A flop is a Jew who guards other Jews and reports to the Jackboots

C $100 Who is Buffo?

C $100 a Jewish flop—killed children with bare hands

C $200 What do the Jews in the ghetto initially believe the trains are for?

C $200 They believe that they are getting “resettled” to a free Jewish town.

C $300 What happens when the boys finally find the cow everyone in the ghetto talks about?

C $300 A Nazi soldier sets the cow on fire with a flamethrower.

C $400 Why can Uri work at the hotel and not be discovered as a Jew?

C $400 Uri can work at the hotel and not be discovered as a Jew because he changes his name, has red hair, and according to the text “does not look like a Jew.”

C $500 Where is the setting of Milkweed?

C $500 Warsaw Poland, in 1939, during World War II. The environment consisted of loud noises as a result of bombings, plains, etc.

D - $100 What do the flies and crows have in common?

D - $100 Both eat the bodies of the deceased.

D - $200 What does Misha think about the flamethrower? Why is it ironic?

D - $200 Misha thinks that the fire is beautiful. He is captivated by the colors of the flame. It is ironic because the flamethrower was actually meant to hurt the Jews.

D $300 What are the three elements of setting?

D - $300 Place Time Environment

D - $400 What can the plant “milkweed” symbolize?

D $400 The milkweed in the story is used to symbolize angels.

D - $500 How does Misha change from the beginning of the story to the end?

D - $500 Misha is naïve, silly, and is unaware of the severity of the situation (foolishly fearless) in the beginning. However, he becomes knowledgeable, intelligent, and responsible by the end.

E - $100 What kind of relationship does Misha and Janina share?

E - $100 A brother-sister type of relationship

E - $200 Who is Vivian?

E- $200 Misha’s wife for 5 months.

E - $300 What are Jackboots?

E - $300 Nazi soldiers

E - $400 What is candy mountain?

E- $400 Candy mountain is a euphemism for death—it can represent the concentration camps.

E $500 How does the setting affect the plot?

E - $500 Story is based on a historical time period and as a result the action/conflict in the novel is centered around the tragic events of the Holocaust