Chapter 1 Questions. Flashcards
What does Ruth find when she returns to her uncle Moishe’s house?
She finds her old maid, Brigette, wearing her mother’s Shabbat dress.
Why did her father move his family to Kurov?
He wanted to build and own his own store.
Why did the family have to move into uncle Moishe’s house?
their section of the city was destroyed by bombs.
How did her father save them from the roundups?
By hiding his four children under the floorboards.
What happened to the Jews who survived the roundups?
They were sent to work in factories.
Why doesn’t Ruth go back into the building to ask where she would be able to stay?
he said “no” so many times and she can’t bear to be disappointed again.
Who is the man who approached her?
a young man who brings Jews and brings them to a refugee house when they have nowhere else to go.
Why is she so amazed to learn that Saul was from Eretz, Israel?
it’s the place she dreamed of going to live and keep herself alive.
