Vocabulary
”The soldier ordered in a stern voice,” (pg. 2).
What does stern mean?
Serious or strict
"Annemarie's silvery blond hair flew behind her, and Ellen's dark pigtails bounced against her shoulders," (pg. 1).
What type of figurative language does this sentence represent?
Imagery
Who is described as athletic, lanky, and has silvery blond hair?
Annemarie Johansen
What are Annemarie and Ellen?
Neighbors and friends
What king does Annemarie think about as Kirsti sleeps?
Christian X
”She reached down for Kirsti’s hand, but Kirsti, always stubborn, refused it and put her hands on her hips defiantly,” (pg. 3).
What does defiantly mean?
In a rebellious manner
"For Kirsti, the soldiers were simply part of the landscape, something that had always been there, on every corner, as unimportant as lampposts," (pg. 4).
What type of figurative language does this sentence represent?
Simile
Who is described as being stocky, 10 years old, has dark pigtails, and is studious.
Ellen Rosen
Where is this story set in?
Copenhagen, Denmark
How many German soldiers stop Annemarie and Kirsti on their way home?
2
”Thinking of Lise, her solemn, lovely sister, always made her sad,” (pg. 13).
What does solemn mean?
To be sincere and honest
"So she (Annemarie) turned her toughts again to the king, who was still alive, as Lise was not. She remembered a story that her Papa had told her...," (pg. 12).
What type of figurative language does this sentence represent?
Flashback
Who is described as Anne’s sister, stubborn, and exaggerates everything?
Kirsti Johansen
What happened to Lise?
She was involved in an accident.
What does Kirsti long for, which she says out loud?
“Mama had been crocheting that evening three years ago: the lacy edging of a pillowcase, part of Lise’s trousseau,” (pg. 14).
What does trousseau mean?
The clothes, household linen, and other belongings collected by a bridge for her marriage
"You look like hoodlums when you run," (pg. 4).
What type of figurative language does this sentence represent?
Simile
Who is loved by the people of Denmark and has a very kind face?
King Christain
Which country are they occupied by?
Germany
What country does Annemarie remember seeing from the shore near Henrik's house?
Sweden
“Her fingers moved rapidly turning the thin white thread into an intricate narrow border,” (pg. 14).
What does intricate mean?
Very complicated or detailed
"Annemarie recognized him (the soldier) as the one she and Ellen always called, in whispers, 'the Giraffe' because of his height and the long neck that extended from his stiff colar," (pg. 3).
What type of figurative language does this sentence represent?
Metaphor
Who is the older sister of Annemarie and Kirsti, died in an accident, and was planning on getting married?
Lise Johansen
What war was going on? What event was going on during the war associated with the characters?
What is the name of the illegal Resistance newspaper?
The Free Danes