Characters
Who is the main character?
Annemarie Johansen
Where does the story take place?
Copenhagen, Denmark
What were the girls doing the first time they had an encounter with soldiers?
Racing each other on their way home from school
What are the Danish people called who are fighting against the Nazis?
The Resistance
Who is afraid of the sea?
Mrs. Rosen
Who is Annemarie's younger sister?
Kirsti Johansen
What country are the soldiers from?
Germany
What was the fake event that allowed for the warm clothing and blankets to be brought to the Jewish people at Uncle Henrik's house?
Great Aunt Birte's funeral
What does Peter give the baby before the trip across the sea?
Medicine to help the baby sleep
Why does Mr. Johansen stay home while the rest of his family goes to Henrik's?
So the soldiers do not get suspicious
Who died in a "car accident?"
Lise Johansen
Which country is free?
Sweden
Who tripped on the broken step at Uncle Henrick's house?
Mr. Rosen, Ellen's father
Why did the German's close Mrs. Hirsch's store, and what did she sell?
She was Jewish, and she sold buttons.
How do the Rosens keep from getting caught by the Nazis?
Ellen stays with the Johansens and pretends to be Annemarie's older sister, and Mr. and Mrs. Rosen go in hiding until it is time to escape to Sweden with Uncle Henrik.
Annemarie's best friend
Ellen Rosen
Whose home do the Rosens escape from?
Uncle Henrick's
What left an imprint in Annemarie's hand? Where did she hide it?
Ellen's star of David necklace, and she hid it in the trunk that held Lise's belongings.
What food items were in the picnic basket that Annemarie had to bring to Uncle Henrik?
bread, cheese, and an apple
Where did Lois Lowry get the title for the novel?
From a verse in the bible - Psalms
Who was Lise engaged to?
Peter Neilsen
Kirsti remembers fireworks on her birthday, but what really happened?
Copenhagen was bombed.
How many soldiers stop Annemarie when she is on her way to Henrik's boat with the picnic basket?
4
How did Mrs. Johansen keep the soldiers from opening the casket?
She said her aunt had typhus.
Why is the handkerchief important?
It has a chemical on it, and it makes the dogs unable to smell; therefore, they can't track people.