Characters
Who is the main character?
Annemarie
Who died in the book that is based off a real person?
Peter Neilsen
During what time period did this story take place?
World War 2
“The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same. And they lived happily ever
after."
Where does this story take place?
Copenhagen
Gillijele
World War 2
What is Annemarie's Last name
Johansen
Who is Anne Marie's deceased sister?
Lise
Who was the leader of Germany during this novel?
Adolf Hitler
She fell asleep, and it was a sleep as thin as the night clouds, dotted with dreams that came and went like the
stars
Where do Annemarie, Kirsti and their mother go in the middle of the book?
To Uncle Henrik's house in Gillejele
Who is a fisherman?
Uncle Henrik
What does Anne-Marie bring to Uncle Henrik?
a basket with food and the special package
What was the name of the group that captured the Jewish people and persecuted them called?
The Nazis
it is much easier to be brave if you do not know
everything
Why didn't papa come with them when they left Copenhagen?
It would look too suspicious to the German soldiers if they all left at the same time.
Who was the dead great aunt that was supposedly in the coffin?
Great Aunt Birte
What happened to Lise?
She got hit by a car.
How did the people of Denmark help the Jewish people?
They helped them escape to freedom in Sweden by hiding them in boats.
Outside, she knew, the sky was speckled with stars. How could anyone number them one by one, as the psalm said? There were too many. The sky was too
big
What was Ellen's father's occupation?
a teacher
Who loved to act in plays?
Ellen
What stopped Annemarie on her way to deliver the basket to Uncle Henrik
What was the Resistance movement?
People who risked their lives to help the Jewish people to safety.
That's all that brave means - not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do. Of course you were frightened. I was too, today. But you kept your mind on what you
had to do
How did they keep the dogs from finding the Jewish people from escaping on the boats in the story>
The handkerchief was coated with special drug that deprived the dogs used by the Nazis of their sense of smell.