The document is a worksheet containing questions about an article on the Berlin Wall. It asks students to identify the year the Berlin Wall was built, define the term "Ossies," and explain the purpose of the section "I Planted Trees." It also contains open response questions asking students to describe how East and West Germany are still unequal today using evidence from the text.

1. Name ____________________________________ Date _____________________ Class _____ #__
Berlin Wall Article
Directions: Answer each of the following questions using the article we reviewed in class
1) What was the year when the Berlin Wall was built? _____________________________________________
2) Describe what Ossies are: __________________________________________________________________
3) Which of the following sentences from the article is MOST relevant to the main idea?
A) East Germans had little freedom during this time: they couldn’t travel freely, criticize their
government, or buy many goods.
B) Still, Warnick says that East Germans like him who crowded around the Berlin Wall in 1989 weren’t
trying to change the world.
C) In Kleinmachnow, the problems of splitting, then reunifying a country, are on display, even 25 years
later.
D) Ossies are paid less, have a harder time finding jobs, have less money saved, and receive less money
from the government when they retire than West Germans.
4) Why does the author include the following sentence in the article?
“Who believes that their nation, their way of life, will collapse?” he asked.
A) It highlights that East Germans were unprepared for the challenges after reunification.
B) It explains the land problems faced by most Germans.
C) It suggests the possibility of collapse of the nation as whole.
D) It shows that East Germans didn’t know how to manage their land.
5) Explain the purpose of the section "I Planted Trees" in the article?
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2. Open Response: Using text evidence, describehow East and West Germany are still unequal
today. Do not forget to explain your answer.
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