The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Introduction-Chapter 3

Reading Check

1. According to Hoose, what was “[o]ne of the most dramatic episodes in all of World War II”? (Introduction)

2. Who is The Churchill Club named after?

3. What was the message written on the pamphlet dropped by the German planes?

4. Why was Denmark “strategically prized by the Nazi regime”?

5. Why was Edvard Pedersen cautious of allowing his children to join scouting clubs?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Who were the members of “The Churchill Club”? Summarize The Club’s purpose.

2. Who is Knud Pedersen? Describe his work as well as his interest in author Hoose.

3. Compare and contrast Knud’s interest in WWII before and after Nazi Germany’s invasion of Denmark.

4. Why did Knud and his companions assemble in the churchyard in Chapter 2? Summarize what they agreed upon during this meeting.

5. Describe what happens to Knud’s interest in the resistance after he moves to Aalborg.

6. How is The Churchill Club structured? What were some of their initial activities?

Paired Resource

“Sir Winston Churchill: A Biography”