Essay Questions

Who did Hitler target in the Holocaust?

Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany, targeted many minority groups in the Holocaust. However, he primarily targeted the Jewish people in the Holocaust. Hitler hated the Jewish people and thought they were the source of most of Germany's past and current troubles. Hitler also targeted disabled and mentally ill people, who he killed en masse, communists, gypsies, Slavs, Poles, gay men, Jehova's witnesses, the Romani people, Ukranians, and prisoners of war.

Why does Felix decide to help Zelda?

One day, as Felix is on his journey toward the city, he sees a house burning to the ground. He doesn't know if anyone is inside the house, so he decides to go in and see if anyone needs his help. Even though he is only nine or ten, he goes into the house because he has a powerful and kind heart. He doesn't want to see people suffer and die, so he helps Zelda, who he finds inside the house, escape.