Vocabulary
Staccato
The main character in the story
Annemarie
Where did the title of the book come from?
a psalm in the bible
"Oh, Annemarie, it is beautiful!"-commenting on Uncle Henrik's farm
Ellen
Annemarie's best friend
Ellen
twisted
gnarled
She was hit by a car on a rainy night
Lise
Who helped the Rosen's find Uncle Henrik's boat?
Mama
"You didn't see anyone, did you? You didn't talk to anyone?"
Mama after calling the girls in from playing by the sea
He was Lise's fiance
Peter
quick and skillful
deftly
He stayed behind in Copenhagen
Papa
Where was Mama at the end of chapter 12?
Lying on the ground
"And I have named him Thor, for the God of Thunder."
Kirsti
He was a schoolteacher
Mr. Rosen
showing or implying a gracious descent from dignity
condescending
She named the kitten
Kirsti
Why did Uncle Henrik and Mama lie to Annemarie about Great-aunt Birte?
She will be safer
"It is much easier to be brave when you do not know everything."
Uncle Henrik
The name of the kitten
Thor
smoke, dust
haze
Annemarie's non-existing relative
Great-aunt Birte
When did Annemarie and her mother become equals in chapter 11?
When they are both lying about Great-aunt Birte
"It seems odd to me that you have closed this coffin up so tightly."
German soldier
She is afraid of deep water
Mrs. Rosen