Admin What was Kirsti angry about after shopping with her mother?
Mrs. Johansen and Kirsti come home from shoe shopping. Kirsti has been crying, upset that the store only had shoes made of fish skin because there is no leather. Kirsti hates the green color and the scales.
Why is Kirsti so upset?
When Annemarie’s mom brings Kirsti, the little girl is really upset because they bought her new shoes made out of fish skin (the Danes can’t get leather). She’s majorly embarrassed and doesn’t want to wear them to school. The older girls include her, even though Annemarie isn’t psyched about it.
Why did Kristi not want to wear her new shoes?
Kirsti hates her new shoes because they are green and made of fish skin. Not only does she hate the color, but she is also convinced that she will be made fun of in school for wearing such ugly shoes. Ellen offers to take the shoes home with her so that her father can color them black. This pacifies Kirsti.
Why did Annemarie’s mother and uncle lie to her?
Why did Annemarie think that Mama and Uncle Henrik were lying to her? Uncle Henrik told her that it was easier on some people if they did not know the truth, and then they would not have to lie if they were questioned.
What did Mrs Hirsch own?
Hirsch is the Jewish proprietor of a button shop in Copenhagen. In chapter three, Annemarie and Ellen go to the…
How did Mama react to the news that the Hirsch’s button shop was closed?
How did Mama react to the news that the Hirsch’s button shop was closed? She was worried. What curfew did the people of Copenhagen have?
What was the resistance that Annemarie and her family referred to?
In the novel, the Resistance is a group of Danish men and women who band together to fight the German war machine. The text tells us that the Resistance published De Frie Danske ( The Free Danes), an illegal newspaper that reports news about Danish exploits against the Nazis. The…
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