The Wave Chapter 1-2

Study questions chapter 1-2

The Wave by Morton Rhue

 

Chapter 1

 

Write down words from the text that describe these characters:

 

Laurie Sanders                                  Ben Ross

 

 

 

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Chapter 2

What have the following pictures to do with the book and what do we get to know about the man and the time?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-          Why didn’t anyone try to stop them (the Nazis), asks Amy (p.12). What is Ben’s explanation?

 

 

 

 

 

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Who is Robert? What do we get to know about him?

 

 

SPEAK (talk to a friend). WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SAY NO???  :

 

Do you agree or disagree with these statements?

 

Eric: I would never let such a small minority of people rule the majority.

 

Brad: I wouldn´t let a couple of Nazis scare me into pretending I didn´t see or hear anything.”

 

Laurie: No, that’s no excuse. They could have run away. They could have fought back. They could think for themselves. Nobody would just follow an order like that.