Christine+Dunne

• Kirsti was not afraid of the soldiers because they came to Copenhagen when she was very young so she was used to them being there.  No. they haven't been there very long.
 * Why is Kirsti not afraid of the soldiers?**

• I would have felt scared if I was Annemarie when the soldiers told me to halt because they said it in a mean and stern voice. I would also be scared because I did not know what I did wrong. Good anwsers ~Maddie Chapter 2 • Yes, he did the right thing when he surrendered to the Nazis because his country was not strong enough to fight them. • No, I would not be willing to die for the leader of my country because our president has his own body guards. • Lise was hit by a car driven by German soldiers while she was working for the resistance. • Annemarie’s family never talked about Lise after she died, and they almost never talked about Lise to the boy who she was going to marry either. Great anwsers I agree with all of them! ~Maddie Chapter 3 • No, I do not agree. I think we all need to be courageous and stand up for what we believe in. • The Rosens were Jewish. • The soldiers are going to close down more shops and start taking more Jews away, like they did with the Hirsch’s. Great Prediction! ~Maddie
 * How would you have felt if you had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her? Why?**
 * Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the Nazis? Why?**
 * Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?**
 * What happened to Annemarie’s sister Lise?**
 * How has Annemarie’s family changed after the death of Lise?**
 * Annemarie believes that ordinary people like her don’t have to be courageous. Do you agree with this idea?**
 * What religion do the Rosen’s practice?**
 * Predict what you think will happen next in the story?**

Chapter 4 Good anwsers! ~Maddie
 * What are the answers to the questions that are the titles of the first three chapters?
 * Why Are You Running?
 * Annemarie was running because she was racing Ellen for fun.
 * Who Is The Man That Rides Past?
 * King Christian
 * Where Is Mrs. Hirsch?
 * It doesn't say exactly in the chapter but I think she might be in hiding from the Germans because they are looking for Jewish people.
 * The title of this chapter is "It Will Be a Long Night." Why was it a long night?
 * This is the night Ellen came to stay with Annemarie's family and they could tell that something was wrong.
 * Why does Ellen spend the night with Annemarie?
 * Ellen came to stay with Annemarie's family because Ellen's family was Jewish and the German's were looking Jewish people. Annemarie's family was letting Ellen stay with them to keep her safe.

>> Vocabulary: Star of David – a six pointed star; a symbol of Judaism 1. Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment? The soldiers come the the Johansen's apartment because they are looking for the Rosens. The Gemans first looked for the Rosens at their apartment but they weren't there and they knew they were friends with the Johansens to they went to their apartment next. 2. What do you think they expected to find? They expected to fing the Rosen family there. 3. Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck? The necklace is a Star of David and Annemarie knew that it would tell the Germans that Ellen was Jewish if they saw it 4. When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove? He wanted to prove that Ellen was his daughter. 5. Do you think Annemarie is brave? Yes, I think Annemarie is very brave. 6. Why does Mama want to travel to Uncle Henrik’s house alone? Mama thougt they would be safer from the Germans if she traveled with the children without her husband. 7. What are Papa and Uncle Henrik really talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”? They were really talking about Jewish people when they talked about cigarettes.
 * Chapter 5

Awsome Anwsers! ~Maddie

Chapter 6 > 4. What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say?
 * 1.For what reason is Uncle Henrik’s home a good place to take a Jewish refugee?
 * It is a good place because Uncle Henrick's house is really close to Sweden, so it would be easy for the Jewish people to escape.
 * 2.Describe how you felt as you read this chapter.
 * I felt exited because they were going to go on a journey but also afraid because we had to get Ellen away from the soldiers.
 * 3. Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train?
 * They thought she was going to say that it was Ellens new year and that would give her away. Instead she talked to them about her new shoes.
 * I think they expected Kristi to say something silly because she was a litte girl and thats exactly what she did.

Chapter 7 1.They love the open feild and the big ocean. 2.It's different because Annemarie has to be brave and help to escape Ellen to Sweden. 3.There relationship is very strong and care for each other.

Chapter 8 1."Tomorrow will be a good day for fishing."and "You have prepared the living room." 2.Yes, because she had herd lots of stories and none included Great-aunt Birte.Also how could she not know she had a great-aunt. 3.It means tomorrow he will take a boatful of Jewish people across the ocean to Sweden.

Chapter 9 1. The "mourners" are the Jewish people ready to go to escape to Sweden with Uncle Henrick. 2. He lied to her because he said it is much easier to be brave if you don't know everything. 3. She was acting older because she forgave Uncle Henrick and Mama for lying to her. She understood what they were trying to tell her.

Chapter 10 1. He who number the stars one by one... 2. I think they felt nervous, scared and worried. Frigtened that the soldiers might know their plan, and then they would be killed. 3. Mama tells the soldiers that Great Aunt Birtie has typhus. 4. In the psalm, "number the stars" means to Annemarie that the world is too big and there are too many stars to count. It wpould be impossible. But to the Jews the star to them is hope for them and their religion to live on.

Chapter 11 1. In the casket are blankets, coats and clothing for their journey across to Sweden to keep them warm. 2. The baby had medicine so she wouldn't wake up and cry and get caught by the soldiers. 3.Annemarie has to bring the basket with the important package to Uncle Henrick. 4. I think it was the time Peter kissed her goodbye and she asked if she will see him again because everything is so different now.

Chapter 12 1. Yes I think she will see some soldiers on her way. 2. She has to wait for her Mama to come home. She was supposed to be home by 3:00 and she wasn't home by then. 3. She is afraid that the soldiers may have seen her, and took her and the Rosens away.

Chapter 13 1. She takes the package to Uncle Henricks because her Mama has a broken ankle. 2. Her mama doesn't tell her what's in the basket because it's easier to be brave if you don't know understand everything.

Chapter 14 1. Annemarie is like Little Red Riding Hood running through the woods with her basket and the wolfs are the soldiers. 2.Annemarie is confronted by the soldiers and 2 dogs, She has to plan how she is going to get away from them. She has to think like an adult now.

Chapter 15 1. I think the soldiers were curious to why she was in the woods and they they were very mean and rude to her. 2. First they took the bread out of her basket and fed it to their dogs, then they took her cheese, then her apple and threw it away. They also took the handkerchief out of the basket and threw it on the ground. 3. Annemarie acts like a little girl, She stomps her feet and loses her temper with the soldiers just like Kirsti did when they were first stopped her in the streets. 4. Yes that the Rosens were fine, but they were not on the boat. Yes, they were, but they were hiding.

Chapter 16 1.Uncle Henrick waid being brave is not thinking about the dangers. Annemarie is brave because she does dangerous things without even thinking. 2. Uncle Henrick tells Annemarie that the Rosens were on the boat in a special hiding place behind lots of stinky fish. Then the soldiers came but Uncle Henrick took the hankerchief out which had a special drug on it to make the dogs smell of people go away. 3. Annemarie tried to milk the cow by herself. The cat fell into the pail of milk.

Chapter 17 1. The Danish hung a symbol of freedom from the Jewish people's apartments, so they could see it when they returned home. 2.Peter was executed by the Germans and Lise was ran over by a German soldiers car because they were part of the resistance. 3.The necklace was in Annemarie's bedroom in a blue trunk wrapped up in a yellow dress.

Afterward 1. Three things that actually did happen was Peter was killed, King Christian did surrender his country to the Germans because Denmark is so small, and the Danes did sink all their ships in the harbor so the Germans wouldn't use them in war against them. They also used the handkerchiefs and put a special drug on it so the dogs wouldn't smell humans.

Very well done, Christine. Your answers show good effort. A