I hate sewing!
What is Dina's speciality?
Hat making
What does Dina do every morning?
She exchanges patterns with her friend in France.
What does Dina think of America when she arrives?
The streets are filthy and not what she pictured.
Who did Uncle want to come to America?
Katharina
What is the genre?
Historical Fiction
How would someone describe Dina at the beginning of the book?
Loud, stubborn, and selfish
Why did Dina leave Germany?
German soldiers thought she was a spy.
Why does the health department go around to each household?
How would someone describe Uncle Lucas?
Slipping away like a chunk of ice in the center of a river is an example of what?
Simile
57 days
Who saw Dina being taken away by the soldiers?
Frau Ottlinger
What does Johann give Dina for Christmas?
A key with a red stone
What was the nicest thing Uncle said about Dina?
"you will do well facing trouble"
What does Johann want to be when he grows up?
A locksmith
Where did Dina hide all her money?
In the lining of her trunk
Who was Otto Von Bismark?
A German political leader who wanted to reunify Germany.
What does Mrs. Koch hire Dina to do the second time she comes back to Mrs. Koch's house?
To make hats for her
Who do Lucas and Barbara name their newborn son after?
Dina's grandfather
What two things were being compared in a metaphor when Dina sensed the fire?
Dina's feelings of being trapped and a mose running away