Gerta
What did Anna offer to give Gerta when she visited her to make things better for her?
Old clothes that no longer fit her.
Why did officer muller want to escape?
His wife wanted to go to the U.S.A.
What was Gerta's brother's first job?.
He was a brick layer.
What was Gerta's Grandmothers name?
Oma Gertrude
What happened to Herr Krause?
He was killed by the Stasi
Why did Gerta insist that she was the one who had to steal the door from upstairs in the Welcome Center instead of her mother or brother?
Because she was the smallest and could more easily hide from the search lights of the Stasi through the hole in the roof. Also, she knew where the door was.
Where was Gerta when she first saw the tunnel was curving in on the grounds of the deathstrip?
Anna's bedroom
Why did Fritz kiss Mama on the cheek when she first saw then after the retuned to the apartment?
Because she was angry at how dirty they were and he wanted to whisper in her ear to warn her about the microphones.
How long had Mama been gone?
3 weeks
Who else was arrested on the day Herr Krause was killed?
The beautiful woman Gerta saw the night she stole the pulley
What did Gerta ask for to get Anna to leave her alone in the bedroom?
A sandwich
What did Gerta and Fritz use to prop up the ceiling of the tunnel?
bricks and a door from the Welcome Center
Why did Fritz leave Gerta alone in the tunnel to hold the water pipe to help plug up the water?
He went looking for something to fix the water pipe.
Where was Gerta's mom getting food after she came back form seeing Oma Gertrude?
From Herr Krause's refrigerator.
What issue was discovered that led to Mama having issues on her return to work?
The stasi went through old letters she sent to her husband and said her loyalties were divided.
How did Gerta first find out that Anna had seen the tunnel.
When they opened Anna's closet Anna's boots were dirty with the same mud as is in the tunnel.
What was the crisis in the tunnel that could have caused the tunnel to collapse?
Fritz knicked a water pipe with the shovel while digging
What does Fritz notice on Gerta's arm when he returns to fix the water pipe?
A huge gash on her arm from falling rocks
What did Mama bring back from Oma Gertrude that was very welcome to Gerta and Fritz?
Food
Who are Gerta and Fritz trying to avoid when they come home from digging, so they cross the street and start looking in shop windows.
Their nosey neighbor, Frau Eberhart
What did Gerta tell her Mama about to make Mama feel better about stealig food from Herr Krause?
She told her about stealing the pulley since her crime was "greater" than Mama's crime.
When Gerta was looking out Anna’s bedroom window toward the Welcome Building, what did she notices in the Death Strip near where they were tunneling?
A dark spot in the ground that seemed to show an area that was sinking
What does Fritz tell Mama after she insists that he get a respectable job and stop working on the tunnel?
That he can't get a respectable job and that he refuses to join the military.
What happened to Mama when she went back to work?
She was demoted because she refused to divorce her husband
What does Fritz get from Claudia to help repair the water pipe in the tunnel?
A bicycle tire inner tube.