Read the excerpt from a short story. they had laughed at the shabbiness of the hotel. “oh well,” they’d said, “we aren’t going to spend any time inside.” and they had not. they’d spent the day and evening sightseeing and had not retreated to their rooms until they were spent. now ana appraised her modest accommodations, remembering how the window in her room had amused her friends, as it offered a view of a brick wall not six inches away. “you get what you pay for! ” they’d exclaimed, closing the heavy curtains. the window captured ana’s attention again. as she readied for bed, she heard a persistent tapping coming from outside. ana reasoned with herself, reminded herself that only small bird or bug in distress could fit in such a space. the tapping suggested otherwise, and she turned to investigate. how does the excerpt exemplify the ideas king describes in "danse macabre"?

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?