Name _______________________________    Date________________________ Rebecca Novitsky Worksheet Preview Guide: Write down whether you "agree" or "disagree" with these statements before you read, and then again, after you read. Before You Read After You Have Read 1.   2.   3.   4.   5.   6.   7.   8.   9.   10.   What are some reasons that people might decide to move from place to another? ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ What is "the task?" _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Does it sound like Rebecca likes doing "the task?" Explain your answer. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Name one good thing that Rebecca likes about working at home. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Why did the Novitskys immigrate to Baltimore from Poland? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Why would Rebecca’s family go to Bremen first before they come to the United States? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ What happened to Rebecca and her family once they arrived at Bremen? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Rebecca and her family had to sell much of their family’s possessions to pay for their trip to the United States. If you needed money to migrate to another country, make a list of possessions that would you give up in order to make your trip. ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ What were some of the impressions that Rebecca had when she arrived in Baltimore? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Why were the garment district and the homes of the immigrants so close to each other? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Did the Novitskys get any help once they arrived in Baltimore? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ How did immigrant families get an education? _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Character Analysis Map

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