73 pages 2 hours read

Laura E. Williams

Behind the Bedroom Wall

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1996

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Reading Questions & Paired Texts

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. What gift does Korinna receive from her parents in Chapter 1?

2. Who is Korinna’s best friend?

3. What is Herr Haase, the local butcher, labeled as when he is beaten and arrested in the street?

4. What does Rachel ask Frau Rehme for in Chapter 5?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How would you describe Rita’s attitude towards the Jewish community?

2. How would you describe Eva’s attitude towards the Jewish community?

3. How would you describe Korinna’s attitude towards the Jewish community?

4. How would you describe Frau Rehme’s attitude towards the Jewish community?

Paired Resource

Nazi Propaganda

  • This paired resource produced by the Holocaust Encyclopedia explores the propaganda about the Jewish race which was distributed throughout Nazi Germany.
  • This resource connects to the theme The Propaganda of the Third Reich; it helps to explain the abhorrent beliefs about Jewish people held by characters like Rita and Korinna.
  • How were Jewish people maligned by harmful propaganda? What beliefs were German people encouraged to adopt?