- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, where did children’s come from to see Hana’s suitcase? Answer: (Pg2) Little Museum in Tokyo, Japan.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, how is the suitcase described? Answer: (Pg-2) (a) Ordinary looking, brown and big suitcase.(b) Little tattered around edges but in good condition.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what was written with white paint on Hana's Suitcase? Answer: (Pg-2) (a) Name : Hana Brady (b) Date of Birth : May 16, 1931 and one word (c) Waisenkind
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what does waisenkind word stands for which is written on Hana’s suitcase? Answer: (Pg-2) waisenkind is a German word that means Orphan.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what did the Japanese children know about the suitcase? Answer: (Pg-2) it came from Auschwitz, a concentration camp where millions of people suffered and died during World War II.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, when did second world war happen? Answer: (Pg-2) Between 1939 - 1945.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, where does the suitcase sit in the museum? Answer: (Pg-2)
- In Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, who is the director of the museum? Answer: (Pg-3) Fumiko Ishioka
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, how is Fumiko Ishioka's appearance described? Answer: (Pg-3) Slender Young women with long black hair.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, how is Hana's name spelled in her suitcase? Answer: (Pg-3) though Hana's name is spelled with 1 n, but the German spellings have 2 n's in her name on suitcase, Hanna.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, how’s Hana’s date of birth written on her suitcase? Answer: (Pg-3) 16 oblique("/") Roman 5("v") . 1931 (16/v. 1931)
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, which town was not big but famous in province called Moravia? Answer: (Pg-5) Nove Mesto.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what sport activities were done in Nove Mesto? Answer: (Pg-5) Ski, Skating, during winter or Swimming, sailing, fishing and camping during summer.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, Nove Mesto was home to how many people? Answer: (Pg-5) 4000 people.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what was Nove Mesto once well known for? Answer: (Pg-5) Making Glass.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, who wanted Germany to rule the globe? Answer: (Pg-v) Nazi Dictator Adolf Hitler
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, who were deported from almost every country in the continent? Answer: (Pg-v) Jewish men, women and children.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, how many Jews and Jewish children’s were killed? Answer: (Pg-v) 6 million Jews and 1.5 million Jewish children
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, where was the town Nove Mesto's general store located? Answer: (Pg-6) Ground Floor.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, who lived on Nove Mesto's stores second floor? Answer: (Pg-6) Brady Family. Father Karel, Mother Marketa, Hana and her big brother George.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, for who did Brady family opened their home? Answer: (Pg-6) (a). to all kind of artist musicians, painters and poets, sculptors and actors.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what would the artist found in Brady’s house? Answer: (Pg-6) hot meal produced by Boshka.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, who is Boshka? Answer: (Pg-6) Boshka is Brady family’s housekeeper and cook.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, which instrument did George and Hana played? Answer: (Pg-6) George played violin while Hana played piano.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what was Hana’s favorite song and where was it played? Answer: (Pg-6) (a) "I have nine canaries" is Hana favorite song. (b) The song was played in the record player that was cranked by hand in middle of living room.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, how many days did Hana’s father and mother worked. Answer: (Pg-6) six days a week.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, to whom would marketa, Hana’s mom paid special attentions to? Answer: (Pg-8) poor people in Nove Mesto, who lived in the outskirt of the town.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what job was assigned to George and Hana when they were young? Answer: (Pg-8) Job of keeping the stores shelves stocked, clean and tidy.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what did Hana and George learned in store? Answer: (Pg-8) (a) they learned how to slice yeast, (b) chisel small lumps off the sugar loaf, (c) weigh spices and seasonings, and (d) twist pear into the shape of hollow cones to be filled with candy and sold as treats.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, What kind of pet was ordered by Hana's mother and father? Answer: (Pg-8) Fluffy white Angora Kittens.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, what name was given to Hana's Pet? Answer: (Pg-9) Micki and Mourek.
- In the Book Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine, name 2 items that were in the package that arrived from an Auschwitz museum for Fumiko? Answer: (Pg-12) A child’s socks and shoes, a child’s sweater, a can of zyklon B poisonous gas or one suitcase
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, Hana’s name is written on the suitcase in white paint, with the German spelling. What is the German spelling? Answer: (pg3) Hanna Brady
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what year is Hana born? Answer: (pg2) 1931
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, where does Hana and her family live? Answer: (pg5) They live in what was then Czechoslovakia, in the province called Moravia, in a town called Nove Mestona Morave.
- Two part question: In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is Hana’s town famous for, and in what time of year? Answer: (pg5) Nove Mestona Morave is famous for cross-country skiing, in the winter.
- Two part question: In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, there is writing in white paint on the suitcase. What German word is on the suitcase, and what is the meaning of that word in English? Answers: (pg2) The German word is Waisenkind. It means ‘orphan’ in English.
- What is Hana’s favorite song she listens to over and over again on the record player? Answer: (pg6) The song is ‘I have Nine Canaries’.
- When Hana was about to begin 3rd grade, what did the Nazi’s announce? Answer: (pg30) Jewish children would no longer be allowed to go to school.
- In March 1941, Hana’s mother was arrested. Who was she arrested by? Answer: (pg31) Hana’s mother was arrested by the Gestapo, Hitler’s feared secret state police.
- Who is the person who receives Hana’s suitcase and starts looking for more information about Hana? Answer: (pg10) Fumiko Ishioka, the coordinator of the Tokyo Holocaust Center.
- What is the name of the museum that sent Fumiko Hana’s suitcase? Answer: (pg12) The Auschwitz Museum
- Fumiko could hardly believe it when a flat package arrived at her office from the Terezin Ghetto Museum. What was inside? Answer: (pg33) There were photographs of five drawings by Hana.
- From the date on the suitcase, what age did Fumiko and the children figure out how old would have been when she was sent to Auschwitz? Answer: (pg20) Hana would have been 13 years old.
- Fumiko received a note from the museum at Auschwitz who had discovered where Hana had been in before Auschwitz. What is the name of that place? Answer: (pg21) Hana had come to Auschwitz from Theresienstadt
- One day Hana and her brother lined up at a movie theater to see ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’. What note did they see on a sign when they got to the ticket box? Answer: (pg23) They saw a sign that read, “No Jews Allowed”.
- Hana’s family radio had to be taken away, so they could no longer hear the news. What was the plan Hana’s father hatched to get around the Nazi rules?Answer: (pg26) He asked his old friend the keeper of the clock to turn back the clock 15 minutes in the evening so the father could listen to the news and be safely back home when the bell rang at 8.
- Fumiko learned that in Theresienstadt where Hana stayed, the children were secretly taught. What was Hana taught? Answer: (pg29) The children were taught to paint and draw.
- One day Hana’s father told her that they must wear what item on her clothing if she leaves the house? Answer: (pg38) A cloth square with a yellow star of David and the word Jude – or Jew on it.
- A group of children at the Tokyo Holocaust Center formed a club with the mission to let other kids know about what they were learning in their search for information about Hana. What is the name of the club? Answer: (pg40) They called their club ‘Small Wings’.
- Who did Hana and her brother George stay with after Hana’s father was taken away? Answer: (pg43-46) They stayed with Uncle Ludvik and Aunt Heda.
- What surprise came and made noise outside Hana’s window at Uncle Ludvik and Aunt Heda’s house? Answer: (pg45) It was Sylva, Hana’s loyal wolfhound.
- Hana and George were dropped off at a warehouse to wait to be deported to Theresienstadt. With a few candies and a stub of a candle that Hana brought from home, what did they celebrate? Answer: (pg52) They celebrated Hana’s 11th birthday.
- At the Terezin Ghetto Museum, Fumiko discovered a list with Hana and George’s name on it. What else did Fumiko notice was next to every name – except George? Answer: (pg72) A check mark was next to every name, except George’s.
- At the Terezin Ghetto Museum, Fumiko noticed a check mark next to every name – except George. What did the check mark mean? Answer: (pg83) A check mark means the person did not survive.
- How did Hana die? Answer: (pg95) Hana was sent to be killed in the gas chamber at Auschwitz.
- How did George learn that his sister Hana died? Answer: (pg94) He encountered his friend Marta in Prague who told him Hana was killed in the gas chamber at Auschwitz.
- When George Brady arrived at the Center, who had he brought with him? Answer: (pg103) He had brought his seventeen year old daughter Lara Hana.
- While they were at camps in Theresienstadt, new trainloads of people arrived all the time. Who was the surprise family member who arrived for George and Hana? Answer: (pg45) Their grandmother, who arrived from Prague.
- What kind of beds did the children sleep in at the Kinderheim camp in Theresienstadt? Answer: (pg64) They slept in three-tiered bunk beds.
- At the Kinderheim camp in Theresienstadt, what was the name of the older girl Hana made friends with, who cheered her up and Hana could look up to Answer: (pg65) Ella, from the next bunk who was short, dark and very lively.
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, how many people live in Nove Mesto? Answer: 4,000 (page 5).
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of the country where Hana and her family live? Answer: Czechoslovakia. (page 5)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, name three things that you can buy at the Brady’s store. Answer: buttons, jam, oil lamps and rakes, sleigh bells, stones for sharpening knives, dishes, paper and pens and sweets. (page 6)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of Hana’s favorite song to play on the record player? Answer: I Have Nine Canaries. (page 6)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what are the names of the Brady family’s pets? Answer: Sylva, Micki, Mourek. (page 9)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of the museum where Fumiko teaches? Answer: the Tokyo Holocaust Centre. (page 10)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what was in the package Fumiko received from the Auschwitz Museum? Answer: a child’s sock and shoe, a child’s jumper, a can of Zyklon B poisonous gas and one suitcase. (page 12)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what are the names of Hana’s aunt and uncle? Answer: Uncle Ludvik and Aunt Hedda. (page 17)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what did Hana, George and their cousins make to celebrate New Year’s Eve in 1939? Answer: Walnut boats. (page 20).
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what movie were Hana and George hoping to see when they were turned away because no Jews were allowed? Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (page 23)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, how did Father manage to hear the news from London despite the fact that the family had to give up their radio? Answer: He asked the keeper of the big church clock to turn the clock back by 15 minutes in the evening. Then he would go to a friend’s house, hear the news, and be back in time for curfew. (pg 28)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, how many Jews were sent to the internment camp called Theresienstadt? Bonus: how many were children? Answer: 140,000. (Bonus answer: 15,000). Page 30.
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, the children who were sent to Theresienstadt were taught to paint and draw. How many of their drawing survived the war? Answer: 4,500. (page 31)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, who was the first person in Hana’s immediate family to be arrested by the Nazis? Answer: Her mother (page 33)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, name the subjects of two of the five drawings Hana did at Theresienstadt, which were sent to Fumiko years later Answer: A garden and a park bench, people having a picnic by a river, a tree, farmhands drying hay in a field and stick people caryring suitcases, getting off a train. (page 36)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of the family’s housekeeper? Answer: Boshka. (page 37)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of the concentration camp where Hana’s mother was sent? Answer: Ravensbruck. (page 37)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what does Hana’s mother send to Hana for her birthday? Answer: A little brown bread heart with the initials HB on it. (pg 38)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what color is the Jewish star that the Brady family has to wear pinned to their chest? Answer: yellow (page 39)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what name did the children in Japan give to the group they formed to learn more about Hana? Answer: Small Wings. (page 43)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of the prison where Hana’s father is being kept by the Nazis? Answer: Iglau Gestapo. (page 51)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what year was it when George and Hana were ordered to report to a deportation center? Answer: 1942 (page 52)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of the exhibit that Fumiko organized at the Tokyo Holocaust Center? Answer: The Holocaust seen through children’s eyes. (page 56)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of the place in the Czech Republic that Fumiko goes to find out more about Hana’s story? Answer: The Terezin Ghetto Museum (page 59)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of the women who tries to help Fumiko in Terezin? Answer: Ludmila. (page 64)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what was George’s job at the internment camp in Terezin? Answer: He was a plumber. (page 70)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what treat do the residents of Theresienstadt get to eat once a week? Bonus: What does Hana do with her treat? Answer: A doughnut. She gives it to George. Page 70.
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is next to Hana’s name on the list of prisoners that Fumiko reviews when she goes to the Terezin Ghetto Museum? Answer: A tick (or a check mark) page 74.
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, which of Hana and George’s family members is sent to Theresienstadt? Answer: Their grandmother (page 75).
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of Hana’s friend who holds her hand on the train when they are sent to Auschwitz? Answer: Ella (page 82)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is the name of George’s bunkmate at the internment camp, who helps Fumiko find George in Canada? Answer: Kurt Kutouc (page 85).
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what does George Brady believe are the most important values in the world? Answer: tolerance, respect and compassion. (page 105)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what is George Brady referring to when he says he thinks one of Hana’s wishes had come true? Answer: She became a teacher, because the children in Japan learned so much from her story. (page 105)
- In Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine, what does the German word “waisenkind” that was written on Hana’s suitcase mean? Answer: Orphan.
- IWB does both mom and dad gets arrested? Answer: (Pg-31,39) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB does mom, dad and little sister dies but the brother survive? Answer: (Pg-95) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB do Jews have to wear a Yellow Star? Answer: (Pg-38) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB does a boy named George survived? Answer: (Pg-94) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB do children give tribute to a girl named Hana? Answer: (Pg-90) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB is there a family with last name Brady? Answer: (Pg- ) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB were Jews not allowed to go to movies, schools, parks, Etc.? Answer: (Pg-23-24) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB is there a woman named Fumika Ishioka? Answer: (Pg-10) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB does a suitcase arrive at a Children’s Holocaust Center? Answer: (Pg-2) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB Aunt and Uncle take care of two kids? Answer: (Pg-43) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB did a man shared a bunk bed with George Brady? Answer: (Pg-87) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB there is a man named Kurt Kotouc? Answer: (Pg-85) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB did a boy worked as a plumber for 1-2 years. Answer: (Pg- ) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB there is a doll named Nana? Answer: (Pg-44) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB papers were stolen at great risk from store rooms? Answer: (Pg-66) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB did a girl had never sewn in her life, finds hardtime with needle? Answer: (Pg-66) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB was Friedl Dicker-Brandeis, the art teacher was a fellow prisoner? Answer: (Pg-67) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB, 20 girls slept in one room, on burlap matrasses filled with straw? Answer: (Pg-64) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB there is a large plain building - KINDERHEIM L410? Answer: (Pg-64) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB did the girls play a board game named "Smelina"? Answer: (Pg-68) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB did Fumiko learn from a list that Hana had a brother? Answer: (Pg-73) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB was there another Brady listed on paper? Answer: (Pg-72) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB there is a line, "chances are very good that this was a brother. The Nazis listed families together."? Answer: (Pg-72) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB there was an urgent message, "meet me at the Boys House at six in the evening. I have a wonderful surprise for you,"? Answer: (Pg-74) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB did grandmother always gave bananas and orange to her grandkids? Answer: (Pg-74) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB does a woman named Marketa Brady make cookies for her kids? Answer: (pg-37) Hana's Suitcase by Karen Levine.
- IWB is the main character willing to play piano to anyone who would listen? Answer: (pg6) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB is there a secret passageway under the family’s store? Answer: (pg5) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB did someone receive a can of Zyklon gas? Answer: (pg12) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does the family have a pet wolfhound? Answer: (pg9) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character receive a birthday package from her mother at the post office? Answer: (pg36) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB do the children take a train to go to a camp without their parents? Answer: (pg55) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB will the main character be in big trouble with guards if they are caught breaking a rule? Answer: (pg65) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character receive a letter from Japan? Answer: (pg92) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a group of children write a poem about solving a mystery from the past? Answer: (pg105) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a family own a general store? Answer: (pg6) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character travel to a foreign country to look for clues to a mystery? Answer: (pg56) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character have a doll almost as big as herself? Answer: (pg44) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB do characters secretly listen to the radio to hear news? Answer: (pg26) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does the character receive a letter from their father every few weeks? Answer: (pg48) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character have to wear something special on their clothes to leave the house? Answer: (pg38) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character search for his missing sister in every young girl’s face he saw? Answer: (pg94) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character’s wish to become a teacher seem to come true? Answer: (pg105) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character scream from excitement after receiving a photograph? Answer: (pg102) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character need to eat rations to stay strong? Answer: (pg79) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character stand in line so long they begin to cry? Answer: (pg78) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB do the boys and girls go to live in separate houses for children? Answer: (pg74) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB do the characters dread finding their name on a list? Answer: (pg78) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB do the characters hold secret classes in the attic? Answer: (pg66) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB do characters learn art in a class from a famous painter and prisoner? Answer: (pg67) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character’s knees turn to jelly and his world turns to black when he hears bad news of his sister? Answer: (pg95) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- IWB does a character come home by foot, train, and hitchhiking? Answer: (pg94) Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine
- What is Hana’s last name? Brady p. 3
- What is Hana’s brother’s name? George p. 6
- Did anyone in Hana’s family survive? What is the survivor’s name or names? Yes, George Brady p. 94, 95
- What was Hana’s father’s job? He owned the general store. P. 6
- Where does Fumiko Ishioka work? Tokyo Holocaust Center p. 10
- What are the names of Hana’s Uncle & Aunt that take care of Hana and George when their parents are taken? Uncle Ludvik and Aunt Hedda p. 16, or pgs. 44-46
- What was the date Hana and George Brady were to report to a deportation center? May 14, 1942 p. 49
- What is the meaning of the German word “Waisenkind”? Orphan p. 53
- At the exhibition, “The Holocaust seen through children’s eyes”? A girl’s suitcase also okay Hana’s suitcase p. 53
- What town and country did George Brady move as an adult? Toronto, Canada p. 97
- What year did George Brady move to Canada? 1951 p. 97
- In which book does a child’s sock and shoe and a sweater is shipped to the Tokyo Holocaust Museum? P. 12
- In which book does a girl die in Auschwitz? P. 81,82, 83
- In which book is there a dog named Sylvia? P. 45
- In which book does an endowment from an anonymous donor help child learn about a historical event? P. Tokyo Holocaust Education Resource Center p. vi
- In which book do two girls sing a song about a centipede when they feel afraid? P. 66, 80
- In which book is the story about a family living in Czechoslovakia? P. 5, etc.
- In which book does a woman travel to multiple cities to find information about a young girl that died in the 1940’s? p. 56, 62, 71, 83, 86
- In which book does a Canadian man receive an origami garland? P. 103
- In which book did the story start as a radio documentary? P. 110
- In which book does a boy survive WWII in part because of his plumbing skills? P. 94