The Pianist is a film about a Polish-Jewish pianist named Władysław Szpilman who is forced from his home into the Warsaw Ghetto, then to the Treblinka extermination camp, and eventually ends up in a hideout. Please watch the following video clip:

http://svtube.svsd.net/play?id=uv64wwscwy

1. What must Szpilman do while in hiding?

2. How does Szpliman pass the time in the clip?

3. If you were in a similar situation as Szpliman, what would you do to pass the time and avoid boredom?

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