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The Terrible Things Reading and Discussion QuestionsWhy do you think the author told the story of the Holocaust in this symbolic way? Who is the story directed to?How did the animals in the woods get along before the Terrible Things came?Who first notices the Terrible Things? How did he know they were there?How did the animals react to the Terrible Things when they first came back for the creatures with feathers on their backs?What excuses do the other animals offer to explain the fate of each group as it is taken away? How do these reactions help the Terrible Things?Why do you think the Terrible Things take away the animals one group at a time?How are the Terrible Things described? What verbs are used to describe their actions?In an allegory, people, places, and events are used as symbols. What can the clearing in the words stand for? What about the different animals? The Terrible Things?Why does Big Rabbit disagree with little Rabbit when Little Rabbit wants to move?What would you say to Big Rabbit’s statement, “We are the White Rabbits. It couldn’t happen to us”? When the Terrible Things come for the rabbits, what do the rabbits do? What choice does Little Rabbit make? Why?Little Rabbit hopes someone will listen to him. Why might no one listen? ................
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