The Silver Sword - Chapters 8-10 Quiz

What do the Polish citizens of Warsaw do in August 1944?

Question Answer Choices They join the Soviet forces outside the city. They flee the city to avoid the battle. They begin to attack the Nazi forces inside the city. They surrender to the Nazi forces inside the city.

What does Ruth start again in the underground shelter?

Question Answer Choices A hospital A library Her school A food kitchen

Where is Edek being held?

Question Answer Choices In a prison in Warsaw At a transit camp in Posen At a refugee camp in Switzerland In a labor camp in Germany

What does Ruth ask the Russian command post for?

Question Answer Choices A map of the city Supplies for her school and help locating Edek Weapons to defend themselves A place to stay

Who helps Ruth, Bronia, and Jan find shoes for their journey?

Question Answer Choices Edek Ivan Jan Ruth

What do Ruth and Bronia decide to do after discovering the silver sword in Jan's wooden box?

Question Answer Choices They decide to send Jan to Switzerland alone to find their father. They decide to stay in Warsaw and rebuild their home. They decide to join the Soviet forces advancing on the city. They decide to leave Warsaw and find the rest of their family.

What do Ruth and Bronia do during the summer of 1944?

Question Answer Choices They join the Soviet forces. They move to Switzerland. They hide in a cellar in Warsaw. They live in the woods outside of town.

What is the reaction of the Soviet troops when the Poles attack the Nazis in Warsaw?

Question Answer Choices They immediately join the Poles in the battle. They receive an order from Stalin forbidding them from intervening. They provide air support but no ground troops. They retreat from the city entirely.

What does Ivan bring for the children and the school?

Question Answer Choices Food and blankets Clothes and medicine Books and toys Chocolate and supplies

What does Jan give Ivan in return for the new wooden box?

Question Answer Choices A silver coin A dead lizard A toy soldier A piece of chocolate