Character Analysis
Ellen's desire to____becomes symbolic for the terrible way the war forces people to play specific roles.
Act
Hide
Write
Fight
Act
What does Ellen want to be when she grows up?
A teacher
An actress
A veterinarian
A postal worker
An actress
How old is Annemarie when the story begins?
10
15
22
13
10
What prominent aspect of childhood becomes impossible for Annemarie?
Ignorance
Innocence
Smallness
Creativity
For what novel did Lowry receive the International Reading Association Children's Book Award in 1978?
A Summer to Die
A Summer to Live
A Summer to Waste
A Summer to Kill
A Summer to Die
Which characteristic does not describe Peter?
Defiant
intense
Serious
Indecisive
Indecisive
How does kirsti Feel about the German soldiers and death?
Fearful
Angry
Unafraid
Happy
Unafraid
Who in Annemarie's family died a few years before the events of the novel?
Lise
Mrs. Johansen
Kirsti
Mr. Johansen
lise
The trip through the woods marks a symbolic transformation in Annemarie towards what?
Intelligence
Danger
Maturity
Innocence
Maturity
Who actually experienced many of the events which occur in the novel?
Lois Lowry
Annelise Platt
Annemarie Johansen
Annelise Johansen
Annelise Platt
What two words describe Mrs. Johansen's bravery?
Foolish and aggressive
Physical and emotional
Rare and furtive
Emotional and pointless
Physical and emotional
What is Mr. Rosen's profession?
Shopkeeper
Jockey
Fisherman
Teacher
Teacher
Annemarie carries a package to her uncle Henrik with_____in it, which is discovered by the soldiers.
A grenade
A handkerchief
A cake
A box of chocolate
A handkerchief
In the novel,______are often used to explain something that is hard to understand or cope with.
Fairy tales
History textbooks
Long Jokes
Miming
Fairy Tales
When was the Danish resistance movement mobilized?
1943
1940
1929
1945
1943
War makes Annemarie into______ a girl.
Thoughtful and introspective
Fearful and mistrustful
Shy and clever
Brave and foolhardy
What is Thoughtful and introspective
What is the name of the fictional great aunt that Henrik says has died?
Brite
Trove
Berit
Inge
Brite
What does Henrik Teach Annemarie to do while he tells her about smuggling people to safety?
Milk a cow
Shear a sheep
play whist
make cheese
milk a cow
As Henrik explains, Knowing too much can make what harder?
Leaving the house
stupidity
Bravery
The heart
bravery
The story is told from who's Point of view?
Annemarie's
The simplicity of Annemarie's statements makes them....
Ferocious
Shallow
Profound
Profound
Who or what is Blossom?
Annemarie's friend
Henrik's daughter
Henrik's cow
Annemarie's sister
Henrik's cow
How did Lise die?
fire
Typhoid fever
Killed by Germans
Plane crash
killed by Germans.
When Peter reads aloud before the voyage to Sweden, the ---------in the story represent/s Annemarie's tainted view of the world.
Sheep
stars
Rainbow
the sea
stars
What is the Genre of this novel?
Historical fiction
war novel
coming of age