Why is Ellen afraid of the soldiers?
Where did Ellen's parents go while she was with Annemarie's family?
They went with Peter.
Ellen is Jewish and the soldiers want to "relocate Jewish people. How does Ellen hide from the soldiers?
Annemarie's family pretends Ellen is part their family.
The soldiers suspect that Ellen is not part of their family because she has dark hair. How does Annemarie and her family trick the soldiers into believing that Ellen is part of their family?
Papa shows the soldiers Lise's baby picture because Lise (Annemarie's sister that passed away) had dark hair when she was a baby.
Why did Annemarie rip off the necklace Ellen was wearing when the Nazis cam to inspect their house?
The necklace Ellen was wearing was the Star of David and that is a symbol that is part of the Jewish religion.