Freedom Writers - Lesson 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k
• Leerjaar 4

Freedom Writers

Quiz

Freedom Writers - Who is who?

Marcus

Sindy

Ben

Eva

Erin

Andre

After a lot of shouting it turns out the whole group has one mutual enemy. Who is their enemy?

1. The police
2. The other gangs
3. The teacher
4. The white boy

Erin talks to them about the Holocaust. How many students have heard of the Holocaust?

1. no one
2. one
3. two
4. three

Erin wants to know how many students have ever been shot at. How many students raise their hands?

1. All of them
2. Everyone except Ben
3. Half of them
4. A minor part of the class

The students have a name for their day to day life.

1. A war
2. A struggle
3. Survival of the fittest
4. Hopelesness

What does Erin do to get money for the books and the school trips?

1. She works at a restaurant and a bookstore
2. She works at a hotel
3. She works at a clothing store
4. She works at a store and a hotel

Were the people who dined with the students after the museum real Holocaust survivors?

1. Yes, all of them
2. Only a few
3. No, they were all actors
4. Most of them, but not all

What is true about the actor who
was put on trial for the shooting in the convenience store?

1. In real life he was a gang member and had shot someone
2. He was active in church and killed in a shooting
3. He was killed after going to the Freedom Writers premiere
4. Nothing of the forementioned

Erin takes the student to a museum. What is the theme of the museum?

1. American History
2. World War II
3. The Holocaust
4. The Civil War

What is the meaning of the cards that the students get at the entrance of the museum?

1. To give more information
2. To see at the end of the tour if the child survived
3. To take with them after they have left the museum
4. There is no particular meaning

Why does Eva get mad at her teacher?

1. Because she doesn't want to read Anne Frank's Diary
2. Because her teacher makes her come back after class
3. Because Anne Frank dies at the end

What is an important message that Miep Gies gives to the students?

1. Never judge each other
2. Keep on fighting
3. You are the heroes
4. Make sure the Holocaust will never happen again

"When I was a little boy my best friend shot himself accidentally and I was put in jail". Whose story is this?

1. Marcus
2. Andre
3. Estefan
4. Jamal

Who had to testify in court, was forced to give a false testimony but finally spoke the truth?

1. Sindy
2. Eva
3. Gloria
4. Paco

His mother was depressed, his brother put in jail and he was dealing drugs.
Who is this?

1. Ben
2. Jamal
3. Andre
4. Marcus

Most of Erin's 150 students graduated from high school and went on to college.

1. True
2. False

The student who is falsely accused of murder in the film became a high school teacher in real life.

1. True
2. False

Erin really get chalk dust on her backside on her first day. A student remarked: "Can I have some fries with that shake?"

1. True
2. False

None of the original Freedom Writers appeared in the film.

1. True
2. False

End of lesson 2