Norwegian+Questions+-+all+classes

These are the questions for the Norwegian Groups. Anyone from any class may use these questions; however, you may have problems if more than one person is trying to access them at the same time. If you have a problem, wait for a few minutes, and then come back to the page.

Chapter 1
 * Vocabulary you need to know:** halte - German word for stop; rucksack - a kind of backpack; Resistance - an organized underground movement in a country fighting against a foreign occupying power


 * Why is Kirsti not afraid of the soldiers?
 * How would you have felt if you had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her? Why?

Chapter 2

Nazis?Why?* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?
 * Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the
 * What happened to Annemarie's older sister Lise?
 * How has Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise?

Chapter 3
 * Annemarie believes that ordinary people like her don't have to be courageous. Do you agree with this idea?
 * What religion do the Rosens practice?
 * Predict what you think will happen next in the story.

Chapter 4

> Vocabulary: Star of David – a six pointed star; a symbol of Judaism > 1. Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment? > 2. What do you think they expected to find? > 3. Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck? > 4. When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove? > 5. Do you think Annemarie is brave? > 6. Why does Mama want to travel to Uncle Henrik’s house alone? > 7. What are Papa and Uncle Henrik really talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”? > > > Chapter 6 > 4. What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say? Chapter 7 1. How do Ellen and Annemarie feel as they explore Gilleleje? 2. Why is this visit different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrik? 3. Describe Uncle Henrik and Mama’s relationship.
 * What are the answers to the questions that are the titles of the first three chapters?
 * The title of this chapter is "It Will Be a Long Night." Why was it a long night?
 * Why does Ellen spend the night with Annemarie?
 * Chapter 5
 * Chapter 5
 * 1.For what reason is Uncle Henrik’s home a good place to take a Jewish refugee?
 * 2.Describe how you felt as you read this chapter.
 * 3. Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train?

Chapter 8 1. What two statements does Uncle Henrik make that worry or puzzle Annemarie? 2. Do you agree with Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte doesn’t exist? 1. What do you think Uncle Henrik means by “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing”?

> 1. Who do you think the ‘mourners” are? > 2. How does Uncle Hunrik explain to Annemarie why he and Mama lied to her about Great –aunt Birte? > 3. Find a line from this chapter that shows Annemarie is maturing. > > > Chapter 10 > Vocabulary: typhus - a very infectious and deadly disease > 1. What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”? > 2. How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake? > 3. How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket? > 4. Reread the psalm and Annemarie’s reaction to the reading of it. What do you think is the significance of the title of this book? > 1. What is in the casket? > 2. Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine? > 3. One possible theme for this novel is that it is easier for people to be brave if they do not know everything. Use an incident that happened in this novel to prove this. > 4. Find a section of this chapter that shows Annemarie no longer thinks of herself as the carefree child she once was.
 * Chapter 9
 * Chapter 11
 * Chapter 11

> 1. Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat? > 2. What observations about waiting does Annemarie make in this chapter? > 3. Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety > 1. Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik? > 2. Why doesn’t Mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket? > 1. There is a reference to the story of Little Red Riding Hood in this chapter. Which characters from story are like Red Riding Hood and the wolf? > 2. In this chapter we see that Annemarie is confronted with reality and begins to less of a child. What is the reality she confronts? > 1. What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie? > 2. List three times when the German soldiers are rude to Annemarie. > 3. Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti? > 4. Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What? > 1. How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave? > 2. What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens? > 3. Describe something funny that happens in this chapter.
 * Chapter 12
 * Chapter 13
 * Chapter 13
 * Chapter 14
 * Chapter 14
 * Chapter 15
 * Chapter 15
 * Chapter 16.
 * Chapter 16.

> 1. This chapter takes place two years later after the war. How do the Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration? > 2. How did Peter die? How did Lise really die? > 3. Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace?
 * Chapter 17
 * Afterward
 * 1. List three events in the story that actually did happen.
 * 1. List three events in the story that actually did happen.