Characters
What is the cats name?
Thor
What country are the Jews escaping to?
Sweden
What happens to Peter after the war ends is described?
Annemarie learns that Peter was captured and executed by the Nazis.
Ruefully
With regret or sadness
Micah 6:8
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
What illnesses or injuries does the book say Kirsti and Lise had?
Kirsti had an earache.
Lise was injured when she spilled hot grease on herself.
What year is it?
1943
What all was in the basket Annemarie carried?
Bread, cheese, an apple, a napkin, and a packet
Tantalize
To tease or tempt by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach
“It is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything.”
Uncle Henrik
What did Annemarie do for the very first time at the end of the story?
She milked Blossom.
Where was Peter executed?
Ryvangen.
What did Germany control in Denmark during the occupation?
Newspapers, the rail system, the government, schools, hospitals, and the daily lives of the Danish people.
Bleak
Cold, empty, or without hope.
Ellen
How old was Annemarie when the war ended?
12
What town does the train pass through when Kristi points out the castle?
Helsingør
According to Kim Malthe-Bruun, what gift do all countries hunger for?
Human decency.
Liberation
The act of being set free from control or occupation
“That is what friends do.”
Mama
Who told stories to Lois Lowry that inspired the book?
Annelise Platt.
What German official warned the Danish government about the relocation of the Jews?
G. F. Duckwitz.
What is the name of the secret newspaper produced by the Resistance?
De Frie Danske.
Gleamed
Shined or reflected light.
"Don't tell me the soldiers try to - whats the word? - relocate butter, too?"
Annemarie