Emilia
Joana
Alfred
"Florida-Man"
The Bruts
100

When Emilia went out of the barn to look for a stick, she found this.

HINT: a type of bird that sparked a conversation that Ms. Jungmann did not want to have


A big bird’s nest or stork’s nest

100

Joana whispered this to Florian after he wanted to know something about her.


“I’m a murderer.”

100

These are the coals that shield Alfred’s heart from the frost. We question whether it is real or in his head...


His memories of Hannelore

100

Florian gave Joana information about himself  True or False


False

100

The Shoe Poet said he knows this is close by.


A big manor house where they can rest and get warm

200

Florian told Emilia to go back to the barn for this reason.


She would be safer with the others in the barn

200

After Joana removed the shrapnel from Florian’s wounds, she wanted to wake the shoemaker up because he could do this better.

What is shrapnel?

Sew up the wound tighter

Fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion.

200

Even though Alfred is boastful about his abilities, in this next letter he will write to Hannelore, we now see this side of him.


A more sensitive, compassionate side

200

Florian did this before the war.


Art restoration

200

Eva predicted this about Florian and Emilia when they realized they had left them.


They would be dead within a day

300

Explain what storks do in Poland at the end of summer.




They fly away to Africa to keep warm for the winter.

300

Ingid surprised Joana by her accurate descriptions of Emilia and 

Florian.  Explain


Because Ingrid was blind and her other senses were heightened

300

Alfred believes the Fuhrer would be proud of him for his great skills of… (what is a Fuhrer?)


Meticulous record keeping

German for leader or guide...associated with Nazism

300

When Emilia was following him out of the barn and into the woods, Florian told her to go away and gave her this.


The Russian’s gun

300

True or Falsle. Eva seems to like her travel companions not for their company but for their utility, as traveling in a group is easier than traveling alone. 

True. As a result, she is unwilling to help anyone, if by helping them she would potentially put herself in danger or jeopardize her own evacuation.


400

Explain why Emelia talks to the trees as she trudges through the snow.


She feels like she is talking to her mother because her mom loved trees so much

400

Describe something that Joana saw in the Manor house.


Joana saw 5 large rooms,books scattered, mossy bread crawling with brown mice and soup still on the table.

400

Explain why people are flocking to the port where Alfred is stationed.


The rumor is Germany has fallen and everyone is trying to get away from the Russians.

400

Florian planned on doing this to Emilia later that night.


Abandon her.

400

Explain who shot whom in the woods.


Emilia shot the German in the shoulder who was about to shoot Florian and then Florian shot the German to finish him off. 

500

Emilia wants to stay with Florian for this reason. And what does she refer to him as?


He saved her life. She knows he’s not well and wants to help him. She feels safe with him.

The Knight.

500

Explain why Ingrid describes Florian as a thief.


She heard him looking in Joana’s bag before he left the barn.

500

Opinion: Describe what kind of a person Alfred is.


Selfish, very committed to the Fuhrer and the German party, a loyal soldier.  Boastful..possible creeper...

500
In the duo of Florian and Emelia...Florian is the only character with secrets. True or False. What do we suspect of the 2 characters?

False. 

500

Why was Eva's nickname "Sorry Eva?"

She often says appalling things but adds an apology before or after her statement.