List two possible reasons the Nazi forces would impose rations and restrictions on the Danes?
Weaken the Danish resolution and to feed their soldiers.
Why does Peter “ seem older and very tired, defeated?”
Lise's death
What did Annmarie finally understand about her friend Ellen?
That her family is in danger.
What did Papa mean when he described a boy’s response to a German solider “all of Denmark is the King’s bodyguard?
people of Denmark are willing to die for the King and their country
Who is Lise? What happened to her?
Annemaries sister, she died.
Why did it bother Annemarie’s mother when she learned that the swastika was written on the door of the shop belonging to the Hirsch family?
the Hirsch family was taken by the Nazi Forces
Why do you infer the girls took a different route to school?
To avoid the German officers
What did Peter warn would be coming?
Jews will be taken by the Nazi soldiers
Why didn’t the king fight the Nazi forces when they came to occupy Denmark?
Denmark was too small and weak to fight back
In the book, the narrator says, “The whole world had changed. Only the fairy tales remained the same.” Explain what you think she means.
Life for the Danes has been bad since the Nazi occupation, yet the fairytales contain happiness.
What flashback did Annemarie have in the chapter?
Annemarie and her sister met the king
What is happening to the Hirsch family?
They were arrested and their shop was closed.
Explain the line “friends will take care of them.”
Mama said this when Annemarie asked what will the Hirsch's do now that their shop is closed.