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Chapters 1-5
Reading Check
1. A kitten (Chapter 1)
2. Rita (Chapter 1)
3. A “Jew-lover” (Chapter 1)
4. More paper to draw on (Chapter 5)
Short Answer
1. Rita views Jewish people as racially inferior. She is pleased with Germany’s action to rid the country of their insidious influence. (Chapter 1)
2. Eva feels some compunction about the cruelty towards Jews and those who aid them; she is upset when Herr Haase is beaten for being a “Jew-lover.” (Chapters 1-2)
3. Korinna, like Rita, hates the Jewish community. She is disgusted to find out that Sophie and Rachel are hiding in their house and is appalled to see her mother lowering herself to serve them. (Chapter 5)
4. Frau Rehme believes that Jewish people are as equally deserving of respect as other humans. She risks her life in this belief when she and Herr Rehme agree to harbor Sophie and Rachel. (Chapters 4-5)
Chapters 6-10
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