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I think one of the only war movies I liked would be Jojo Rabbit! It was a movie based on WW2.

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Carol Matas is a Canadian writer. Carol Matas has had more than forty-five books for young people published over several decades, including SF, fantasy, historical and contemporary. Her novels often reflect a Jewish perspective, and her best-known are set during the Holocaust.

Born -  November 14, 1949 (age 72 years),

Books -  She's written 51 books! Daniel's Story 1993, After the war 1996, Jesper 1989, Dear Canada: A Season for Miracles 2006, Cloning Miranda 1999, Lisa's War 1987, Greater Than Angels 1998, A Struggle for Hope 2021, and plenty more.

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Below you will find quotations from the novel Lisa’s War. For each quotation, you need to explain what the context is and why it is significant to the story. (20)

“I remember I was dreaming about a bee. A giant bumblebee. It was buzzing in my ear; it was going to sting me. I opened my eyes and sat up with a start, but the buzzing didn’t stop.” (p. 1)

When this quote happened she was dreaming about a bee when she woke up she still heard the buzzing noise of the bee. She thought that maybe it was one of those dreams where even though you open your eyes you can still see it (in this case hear it). It was not one of those dreams but the sound of Denmark being taken in the control of Germany. This quote is definitely significant to the story as it begins the whole book of Lisa trying to fight back to the Nazi’s control over Denmark.

“I leap off, dragging my bag, run into the grass and trees beside the stop, and finish throwing up. Then I sink down by my sack. I’m weak, I’m shaking. I think I’m crying, and my mouth tastes terrible. I want to go home. How did I get myself into this? I think back to the streetcar. All those people – they saved me. Maybe they saved my life.” (p. 29)

When this quote happened it was her first day of helping the resistance. Her job was to drop a newspaper at each street car that she went into. When she went into her first streetcar and was about to drop a paper she saw 2 German soldiers so she quickly put it back inside. When she was about to leave the streetcar she threw up on the soldiers. 20 people or so blocked the soldiers from getting to Lisa so she could escape. This quote is significant to the story because this was her first mission to fight back against the Germans. It's also significant because if the 20 or so people did not block the soldiers from Lisa she would have been caught for helping the resistance and because she’s Jewish they would put her into a concentration camp.

“She whispers to me, ‘That was for Mama and Papa. But it was only the first.’ She’s actually enjoying herself.

A chill runs down my spine. My God, I think, these Germans are dragging us all down to their level. How will we keep ourselves better than them?” (p.46)

When this quote happened Susanne had followed Stefan on his late night mission and asked him if she could help. She wanted to help to bring justice for her parents death and the fact that she felt as though she had nothing left to lose. Stefan brings them to the factory and tells Lisa and Susanne to pour kerosene in straight lines all the way to the explosives. After they do that they all run out of the factory and into the car. When they enter the car, seconds later the factory explodes. Susanne sees this and smiles; she says that it was for her “mama and papa”. This quote is significant to the story because Susanne now feels satisfied and happy that the lives of the German soldiers are now dead. When Lisa says that “ these Germans are dragging us all down to their level. How will we keep ourselves better than them?” She means that German soldiers when killing someone find happiness in doing it, and now an innocent 14 year old also finds happiness in killing someone. Therefore in a way they are similar to each other and Lisa feels that if we can be even somewhat similar to the Nazi’s then the Germans have now dragged them to their level.

“ ‘No, Father, it can’t be!’ I cry. I’m not willing to accept what he’s getting at. What does it matter that we are Jewish? I don’t feel any different than anyone else, and I’m not treated differently. Now will I have to be only a Jew? Is being a Jew all that’s important about me? The very name Eichmann makes me feel sick to my stomach.” (p. 57)

When this quote happened Lisa’s father is telling them that Susanne has to go to her aunt and uncles because the Nazi’s are now trying to round up all the Jews. They feel that Susanne, who isn’t even jewish should not suffer just because she’s bestfriends with someone who is jewish. Lisa can’t deal with the fact that now the Nazi’s are rounding up the Jews. She feels as though she is like every other person but just because of her family background and culture she is in danger of being put into a concentration camp. This quote is very important to the story because the Nazi’s are now beggining to round up the Jews. It is also significant because Lisa feels that her entire life now revolves around her being jewish. Quoting Lisa “The very name Eichmann makes me feel sick to my stomach.” I feel that no one should ever be ashamed or disgusted by their culture and religion. I feel that it's really not fair for someone to be discriminated against just for your culture and religion as well. I feel that if Lisa were to be ashamed of her religion then that would mean she is really upset and I think that no one should ever go through that.

“ ‘I’m afraid there will be no service tonight at the synagogue,’ Father continues. ‘Rabbi Melchior told everyone at the early service that he’ll be closing the  synagogue. He’s going on holiday.’

I almost laugh.. The rabbi going on holiday on Rosh Hashanah?

Then it hits me.” (p.62)

When this quote happened Lisa was really excited to go to the synagogue but then found out that Rabbi Melchior closed the synagogue as he’s on holiday. Hearing this news makes Lisa laugh because it is not a common thing for a Rabbi to be gone on holiday on Rosh Hashanah. It’s kind of like the church not being open on Christmas. She then realizes the real reason as to why the synagogue is closed. The Germans are trying to round up all the Jews at the synagogue. This quote is significant to the story because it shows just how much the Jews are in danger. They can be rounded up basically any time soon and sent to concentration camps.

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Will Stefan stay or leave?

Stefan left Denmark with Lisa.

Will Stefan or Jesper have to take cyanide?

Stefan, definitely did not as his pill dissolved, but we don't know about Jesper.

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Chapter 14..

Will any Jewish families get captured?

No, they all managed to get into a trawler!

Is Erik with his group or did he get lost?

We don't hear from Erik in the following chapters, so I'm not sure.

Chapter 15..

Did Lisa's Mom, Dad and Sister reach Sweden safely?

They didn't say so, but I think we can assume they did.

Will Lisa kill any other soldiers/guards?

Maybe in Sweden but she didn't kill any soldiers/guards in the upcoming chapters.

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Will all the Jews be successfully transferred to Sweden?

Yes, all the Jews were successfully transferred to Sweden!

Will the German soldiers find out about the Jews escaping?

We don't know if they did or not, but if they happened to they would be too late.

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The book Lisa’s War is in my opinion a really great book! I usually don’t enjoy war books and movies but I found this book really interesting. I might try giving war books another chance and maybe check out a war book at the library! I think that world war 2 was actually a really interesting war to learn about. It’s crazy to believe that World War 2 actually happened and maybe someone had an experience somewhat like Lisa’s.

My favorite chapter would either be chapter 6 or 7. Chapter 6 because I liked the fact that it had been 2 years since the Nazi’s invaded Denmark, I liked how this chapter introduced us to Sarah and the sad deaths of her parents. I also thought that for Lisa’s 14th birthday it was pretty cool that she got to go to a dance hall. I also liked chapter 7 because it was incredibly short but packed with so many events, some good and some bad. Good being Lisa’s family adopting Sarah and bad being the explosion at the dance hall leading to Susanne's parents death.

My favorite character in this book would be Susanne. I liked her character and I found that it was really brave of her to not stay crying inside the entire time when her parents died but to have the motivation to fight back and to not give up. I felt as though I could Identify with Susanne a bit. If I were in her shoes I would have definitely been at home crying and grieving if my parents died. I would have probably grieved longer than Susanne did, but after I got past the grieving stage, I would have also had the determination and motivation to fight back and bring justice to my parents death. I really wished that Susanne could have been in the book a bit longer, as in all the way to the end with Lisa.

I would definitely recommend this book to someone who likes to read about war, especially WW2. I would also recommend this book to people who, like me, are not a huge fan of war books so that they can give these sorts of books a shot! . Before reading Lisa’s War I read a book called “Linked” by Gordon Korman and I found the book really really interesting. Linked was also a bit based on world war 2 but unlike Lisa’s war it was in present time not in 1939 (the time of war). I would also definitely recommend “Linked” by Gordon Korman.

Lisa’s War, By: Carol Matas is a really good book to read if you want to learn a bit of history about WW2 without opening a textbook. I found that there were a few moments in this book where you didn’t expect something to happen, so I thought it was quite suspenseful at times. Lisa’s War was written from the point of view of a 14 year old girl which is a point of view you wouldn’t really think about when you think of someone's life through war. I think that itself definitely shows that Lisa’s War is not like a classic war book, therefore making it more interesting. I really enjoyed reading Lisa’s War and I think it might be in my top 3 favorite war books! ( I’ve only read 3 war books :D )

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Will the Nazi's have captured any Jews?

It doesn't say if the Nazi's captured any Jews or not but I think that everyone Lisa warned is safe.

Will Stefan have warned a few of his Jewish friends?

We don't know if he did or not.

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Will Lisa get Erik in time?

Yes, she managed to get Erik in time!

Will everyone Lisa warned end up being safe?

They don't say if everyone ended up being safe but I think we can assume so, as everyone she told said that they knew a place to hide.

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Will Lisa see Susanne again?

We don't know if she did or not after she arrived in Sweden, but in the book it doesn't say if they got to see each other or not.

How will Susanne fight back while being at her aunt and uncle's house?

We don't know the answer to that as we don't see Susanne in any of the upcoming chapters.

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Who's guns were under the floorboard?

We still don't know who's they're were.

Will Lisa kill a German soldier soon?

She kills a German soldier in chapter 15.

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What type of job will Susanne do in the resistance?

It doesn't mention exactly what she has to do but since in chapter 9 it mentions that she killed the 2 soldiers following them, I think her job has something to do with a gun.

How will the Nazi's react to the explosion/death of soldiers?

The Nazi's are bringing out more troops and making more arrests. This though angers the Danes even more so they're are more riots and demonstrations.

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Is Susanne okay?

Susanne's hair is gone only a frizz is left, her clothes are in tatters and she's covered in blisters. Her parents on the other end died.

Will the Nazi's find out about Lisa's family adopting Sarah?

The Nazi's did not find out.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Lisa's family adopted a baby. The baby that Lisa's Father managed to save is the one that they adopted as the baby didn't have any other family. The sex of the baby is a girl and her name is Sarah. Late at night when they're all asleep they hear an explosion near where Susanne lives. After a while everyone goes to bed except Lisa. Soon there's a knock on the door and when she opens the door she sees Susanne burnt and hurt with her clothes in tatters and her hair charred off. Lisa's father goes to the hospital with Susanne

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What happened to the baby?

Lisa's family adopt the baby!

The next time the Nazi's invade the hospital will Lisa's father get hurt too?

The Nazi's didn't invade the hospital again so Lisa's father did not get hurt.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that its Lisa's birthday. It begins by showing that it has been 2 years since the Nazi invasion. She is going to a dance hall that Susanne's parents ran. When she's about to leave she hears her father crying. She hears her father saying that at the hospital there was a Nazi invasion and they killed everyone including the patient. He also says that Lene Karlsen,Tove Albrechts,Hanne Gudmundsen and Ingemor Nielsen got murdered. He says that the mother was giving birth to a child and they killed the mother as well. The father also got shot. He says he managed to save the baby though.

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Chapter 4..

Who are the scrawny dirty men outside the wire around the school yard?

We still don't know who they were.

How long will Erik continue to pretend as though the Nazi attack didn't happen?

It takes up to chapter 9 I'd say but he fully understands the graveness of the situation in chapter 14.

Chapter 5..

Did the 2 soldiers punish the 20 people who blocked the soldiers from Lisa?

We still don't know if they did or not.

Will Lisa continue to do this job daily or get promoted to something new?

She does this job for a while but then gets promoted to helping all the Jews into trawlers near the very end.

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Chapter 4..

The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Lisa is trying to convince Stefan to let her help the resistance, he ends up saying okay.  At school Erik and Lisa see dirty scrawny men outside the barbed wire around their school yard. Erik and Lisa give them a bit of food. At class they find out that school will only be every other day from now on. When arriving at home she goes to her brother and he tells her about her mission. her mission is to pick up the "laundry" and inside the laundry bag will be underground newspapers and she has to drop one off at each street car until the bags empty.

Chapter 5..

The Main Idea in this chapter would be that she is on her first mission for the resistance. When she gets on the first street car she's just about to drop one bundle when she sees 2 German soldiers. She can see them looking at her suspiciously. She gets up about to leave when she throws up on the 2 soldiers. 20 people or so tell her to get off the street car as they block the soldiers. She gets on the next street car and manages to successfully leave a pile.

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Will Stefan let her join the resistance?

Yes, Stefan did let Lisa join the resistance!

Will Lisa screw up or do a good job on her first mission?

Other then throwing up on the soldiers she did a good job.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Lisa overhearing her brother and Jesper talking about fighting in the resistance, makes her want to fight back to the Nazi attacks. After school she follows her brother and Jesper and sees them dropping little papers around. She picks one up and sees that the resistance managed to blow up a tool factory and some rail lines. When she goes home she patiently waits for her brother so that she can ask to join the resistance.

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Learning a Little about World War Two (WWII)

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Do an Internet search and find the answers to the following questions. If you choose your sites wisely, you may not have to look too hard to find the answers.

In what year did the WWII officially begin? (1)

World War ll officially began September 1 1939

In what year did this war end? (1)

World war ll ended September 2 1945

What invasion caused Britain/France to declare war on Germany? (1)

Hitlers invasion of Poland

There were two sides in this world conflict: the Axis Forces (3) and the Allied Forces (4). Which countries were part of which side? (7)

axis forces - Germany, Italy and Japan
allied forces- Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union

Who were the key political leaders and what country did each leader represent? (7)

Adolf Hitler - Germany
Philippe Pétain (Vichy France)​
Tōjō Hideki (Japan)​
Winston Churchill (United Kingdom)​
Charles de Gaulle (Free France)
​Franklin D. Roosevelt (United States)
Harry S. Truman (United States)
Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)
Chiang Kai-shek (China)

What does the word “kristallnacht” mean? (1)

(German: “Crystal Night”) , also called Night of Broken Glass or November Pogroms,

Briefly tell what happened on Kristallnacht? (2)

When German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property. The name Kristallnacht refers ironically to the litter of broken glass left in the streets after these pogroms. The night of November 9–10, 1938,

What is the Holocaust? (1)

The Holocaust, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered around six million Jews across German-occupied Europe,

What does the word Holocaust mean? (1)

A Jewish sacrificial offering that was burned completely on an altar. Destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war.

What Hebrew word is sometimes used instead of Holocaust? (1)

In Judaism, Shoah (שואה), meaning "calamity" in Hebrew, became the standard term for the 20th-century Holocaust.

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Will Lisa's dad get caught treating the Germans incorrectly?

No, Lisa's dad did not get caught treating the Germans incorrectly.

Will Lisa and her family be in immediate danger because they're Jewish?

Lisa and her family were somewhat in danger but not in extreme immediate danger in the following few chapters. Near the end of the book when they had to move to Sweden that I would say would be when they were in immediate danger.

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The Main Idea of this chapter would be that Lisa is starting to get more scared about the Nazi invasion especially after realizing that because she's Jewish she will be in more danger. When overhearing her dad saying to her mom that its painful for him to treat the Germans, Lisa gets an idea. She tells her parents her idea and they think its a great one. The idea was to treat the Germans but just incorrectly. Late at night she realizes that her idea can put her father in big danger.

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What did Lisa mean when she said "what we have to learn is you make your own chances."

Later on looking at this question I think that when she said "you make your own chances" I think she meant that for example if she wanted to "blow up all the Germans" she could if she wanted to, if she took a chance.  In the book Lisa killed a German soldier, helped the resistance by dropping pamphlets and newspapers on street cars, helping the Jews get into trawlers, warning Jewish families about the Nazi's plan to round up all the Jews and etc. So I think she really did make her own chances.

Will Lisa and her family be thrown into a concentration camp?

No, Lisa and her family did not get thrown into a concentration camp. When reading the first few chapters I thought that maybe the story would be of Lisa and her family being thrown into a concentration camp, but I was wrong as that did not happen.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that the Germans have now took control of Denmark. Stefan is angry that Denmark didn't do anything to fight back, Lisa's parents are worried and sad, Erik doesn't really care and Lisa is scared.

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The Main Idea of this chapter would be that Lisa and Stefan make it safely to Sweden! At the beginning of the chapter Jesper, Stefan and Lisa recount stories. Afterwards Lisa and Stefan say goodbye to Jesper and go into a trawler with other occupants inside. They help row the boat. Unfortunately the boat tips as an incoming boats pressure knocks the trawler down and they are thrown into the water. The other people in the trawler manage to grab on to a lifesaver. Lisa looking for Stefan finds him and he says he didn't have a chance of staying as the pill dissolved. They grab on to a lifesaver and are lifted up, they then see the captain of the ship and he says "Welcome to Sweden".

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Lisa
Stefan
Jesper
Gestapo Officer
Mrs. Abramsen
Mrs. Abramsen's daughter
Mrs. Abramsen's husband
Jonathan
About 30 year old woman
Hans

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Chapter 17... Do I like the book so far?

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Chapter 17... Do I like the book so far?

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Yes I do! I can't believe the book is over! I think that this book was written perfectly and if not for the padlet entries and the comprehension questions I think that I would have really really enjoyed the book. I cant wait to see the movie based on Lisa's war!

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Lisa, Jesper and Stefan successfully manage to bring all the Jews to their assigned trawler. After finishing the job they stay at a house where Lisa and Jesper find out that Stefan wants to stay and fight. He says that if he gets caught he'll take Cyanide. Jesper and Lisa tell him to carefully think over he's decision.

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I think that in the last chapter, maybe either Jesper or Stefan will die. And the person who is alive will take Lisa to Sweden.

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Stefan
Jesper
Lisa
Father
People(Jews) in the cabs

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Chapter 16... Do I like the book so far?

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Yes I do, I found this chapter really interesting as Stefan is thinking of staying in Denmark.

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Chapter 14...

The Main Idea in this chapter would be that they leave the hospital and are waiting for the boats. At the hospital they find out that the Germans raided all they're homes. When they leave the hospital they go into ambulances in groups of 15. When the ambulance stops they get out and hide. When she sees Stefan she follows him and sees her brother looking at a family of 4 all with their throats slit. The father's last words were " It's better for them to be captured, we promised each other".

Chapter 15...

The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Lisa having the choice of either staying or leaving she choses to stay (help). Stefan Jesper, and Lisa split up (Stefan alone and Lisa with Jesper). While Jesper and Lisa are alone they see 2 German soldiers. Lisa kills one and Jesper kills the other. Soon a trawler and a rowboat are sent. Lisa's family along with countless other get in the trawler and are on its way to safety. Stefan, Jesper and Lisa put the 2 bodies in the rowboat so that the bodies aren't found.

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Chapter 14...

I saw the title of the next chapter "the soldier". I think that maybe a german soldier will try to stop the jews escaping but he will be unsuccessful as Lisa and Stefan will stop him

Chapter 15...

I think that more german soldiers will come so Lisa,Jesper and Stefan will fight them.

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Chapter 14...

Lisa
Erik
Stefan
Lissen
Arthur
Uncle Poul
Auntie Esther
Sarah
Mother
Father
Nurse
Young Man
Young Man's Wife
Young Man's 2 kids

Chapter 15...

Stefan
Lisa
Mother
Father
Sarah
Jesper
2 soldiers

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Chapter 14 & 15... Do I like the book so far?

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Chapter 14...

Yes I do, I found this chapter really really interesting as so much happened in this chapter.

Chapter 15...

Yes I do, I found this chapter as Lisa is staying back to help and she killed someone for the first time.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that they are moving to sweden. Lisa successfully brings Erik to her house and Lisa's mom says to go to the hospital. At the hospital Lisa's dad says that all the jewish families will be going to sweden for safety, including their family.

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I think that in the next chapter it will show all the jewish families on their way to sweden.

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Lisa
Stefan
Anne
Sarah
Father
Mother
Susanne
Poul
Adam

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Chapter 13... Do I like the book so far?

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Yes I do. I found this chapter really interesting as they're leaving their hometown by moving to Sweden.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Lisa is trying to get Erik to Copenhagen. She warns Erik's entire family to go to safety but Erik's grandmother is reluctant to do so as leaving means leaving her cooking as well. Erik on the other hand is even more reluctant to go, he says that Lisa is being dramatic and he "isn't even Jewish anymore". Lisa slaps him and tells him to pack and that he needs to stop pretending that nothing bad is happening and that no matter what he says he is still Jewish by blood. At the end of the chapter Lisa and Erik end up on the train to Copenhagen.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that the Nazi's are planning to round up all the Jews at the synagogue for Rosh Hashanah. When Lisa gets the news from her dad she tells everyone she knows to not go to the synagogue. She even tells a girl on the train who she doesn't know on the train. Last but not least she goes to see Erik.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Susanne is leaving to go stay with her aunt and uncle. Its not safe for the Jews as they've been rounded up and sent to concentration camps in many places. They think that Susanne shouldn't suffer when she's not Jewish and so can live a somewhat peaceful life. This makes Lisa think about how unfair it is that just because she is Jewish she's in danger. She feels that she is like everyone else but only she has to go through this.

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I looked at the next chapter's name "at the hospital" and so I think that when they all arrive at the hospital there will be a nazi invasion.

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I looked at the name of the next chapter and it said "Erik". So I think it will be a chapter about Lisa getting Erik to the hospital.

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I think that in the next chapter more Jewish people will be killed and so I think that the resistance will try and protect the jewish people as much as they could.

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Erik
Kal
Hanne
Ilse
Erik's father
Erik's mother
3 german soldiers
Gestapo officer

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Sarah
Stefan
Mother
Father
Rabbi Melchior
Erik
Ebba
Inge
Anne
Adam
Hanne
Karl
Jytte
Jytte's Mother

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Sarah
Lisa
Father
Susanne
Erik
Susanne's Uncle
Susanne's Aunt
Susanne's 4 cousins

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Chapter 12... Do I like the book so far?

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Yes I do. I thought that this chapter was very interesting as Lisa is trying to tell Erik and his family about the germans and how Erik's grandmother is more worried about the food then the situation.

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Chapter 11... Do I like the book so far?

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Yes I do, I found this chapter really interesting as Lisa is trying to warn everyone not to go to the synagogue because the germans are rounding up all the Jews.

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Chapter 10... Do I like the book so far?

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Yes I do, I find this chapter really sad as Susanne has to leave her home,country and friends to be safe from the Germans.

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The reason I chose a photo of a black rose as my background is because I know that roses each have different significances/meanings. When I searched up meanings for different colors of roses I found out that a black rose signifies death. And when you think of death you would think of war which is why I chose a photo of a black rose as my background.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Susanne killed the 2 soldiers that followed them. This makes Lisa think if she could kill someone or if she would have to. The Nazis are really angry now and so there bringing out more troops and making more arrests. This though makes the resistance fight back harder. They hide Susanne's gun under a floorboard but there are already a few there already. Just then Erik knocks on the door. He finally admits that the Nazi attack is a big deal and that he will start to fight back.

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I think that in the next chapter Erik will join the resistance and start to fight back to the Nazi's

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Erik
Stefan
Jesper
Mother
Olaf
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Yes I do. I found this chapter very interesting as Susanne only 15 killed somebody. Also Erik has finally admitted that the Germans attack is a big deal now.

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Answer the questions in point form on this sheet.

Give four reasons why Lisa’s fourteenth birthday is so memorable? (4)

- they adopt a baby
- suzanne's parents die
- lisa gets to dance at susanne’s parents dance hall
- It was her first birthday that she had to celebrate even with the Nazi invasion

When Lisa tells Stefan and Erik about the hospital massacre, how does Erik react? Why does his reaction make Stefan so mad? (3)

- Erik reacts with sympathy
- which makes Stefan mad as he thinks that Erik’s sympathy is fake and quoting Stefan he doesn't want eriks “phony sympathy”

What “surprise” is waiting at home for Lisa and Stefan when they get back from Lisa’s birthday celebration? (1)

Lisa’s family had adopted a baby(sarah)

What happens to Susanne in chapter seven? (2)

Her parents die,She’s burnt and hurt and her hair is charred off

In chapter eight, what was Susanne’s motivation for helping with the resistance bombing? (1)

Her parents had died so according to her she had nothing to lose

After they set the factory bomb, Lisa says the following:

“A chill runs down my spine. My God, I think, these Germans are dragging us all down to their level. How will we keep ourselves better than them?” (p. 46)

In your own words tell what does Lisa mean by this and what is she concerned about? (4)

She means that the germans have made them come to the same level as the germans by how when killing someone they don't have any emotion other than being satisfied.

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The Main Idea in this chapter would be that Susanne now living in Lisa's house won't talk or show any emotion. One day Lisa catches Susanne leaving the house and going on her bike to follow Stefan. Lisa follows her. When Susanne sees Stefan she says that she has to help. Stefan tells them to pour kerosene in straight lines all the way to the explosives. After they do that they all run to the car they then hear the explosion. 2 soldiers follow them but Stefan throws prongs on the road to slow down the soldiers. When they reach home Stefan says that he can try and get Susanne involved.

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I think that in the next chapter they will show Susanne's first mission (whether it be a success or not).

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Susanne
Father
Mother
Stefan
Plump middle aged man
Tall and lanky man
Guards
Driver

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Yes I do. I find this chapter really interesting as Susanne now past the shock is determined to take down the Germans.

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In this chapter Lisa and Stefan enter their apartment but think they're in the wrong one as they hear the noise of a baby crying. When they look inside they see their father carrying a baby. Lisa's mother then comes to give the milk bottle to Lisa's father. Stefan then asks if the baby is the one of whose parents were shot. Lisa's father says yes then tells them that he couldn't locate any family of the baby so they are going to have to take care of the baby. Lisa then asks the sex of the baby and Lisa's father says that it's a girl and that the mother of the baby was so sure that it was a girl that she didn't even come up with a boy name. The last words that she said was asking if they could name the baby Sarah. Lisa starts to cry thinking of how the baby is now an orphan. Later on when Lisa's lying down thinking about her baby sister she hears an explosion. When they look outside they see that the explosion is near where Susanne lives. After a while everyone goes to bed except Lisa. Soon there's a knock on the door and when she opens the door she sees Susanne burnt and hurt with her clothes in tatters and her hair charred off. Lisa's father goes to the hospital

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I think that in the next chapter Susanne will explain to Lisa's family what happened at the dance hall.

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Stefan
Lisa
Father
Mother
Sarah
Susanne
Susanne's parents

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Yes I do. I find the book really interesting. I think that this chapter is especially interesting as even though the chapter was 2 pages double sided there was two really surprising turn of events. One being Lisa's family adopting Sarah. And Two being Sussanne's parents being killed.

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“Another example comes up when Lisa asks Stefan to help her join the resistance. Stefan is worried that she will be in danger, however, he agrees. He feels he may be letting Lisa and his parents down.”

Dear, Denmark Helpline.                                                                                                       May 12, 1940

I really need your advice. I may have made one of the worst decisions of my life. I think this war has made me so mad that I've put my own sister in danger. I am without doubt the worst brother. Tell me how to make this right.

I joined a resistance to fight back to the attacks of the Nazis. We drop pamphlets on street cars and on the streets so that the citizens of Denmark can know the true news and not the made up crap that the Germans come up with. My sister probably found one of these pamphlets and thought I had something to do with this. Anyway she asked if she could join the resistance and help. At first I said no but then I had realized that we need as much help as possible to fight the Germans. I had thought that even if I had been firm on no she probably would have found another way to help the resistance. But then later that night I couldn’t help thinking that If she got caught she would be shipped to a concentration camp or maybe even worse. And that would be entirely my fault for putting my sister in danger just so that Denmark had another member in the resistance. I act all tough around my entire family but only Jesper knows just how much I hate this war and would do anything for this war to stop even if it would cost my life. During the night I can barely sleep because of nightmares of my family being killed for no reason other than being Jewish. And now it's much worse knowing that these nightmares might as well come true if my sister gets caught.

I feel as though this is the absolute worst decision I've made in my life. Is there anyway there’s a positive aspect to this? Please give me some advice.

Sincerely,

Anxious Big Brother

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In this chapter it begins by showing that it has been 2 years since the Nazi invasion. Lisa still continues to drop papers on streetcars. Stefan won't let her go with him to the places he goes to no matter how much she asks. Today is Lisa's birthday and so for that reason she says that she is going to pretend that the war isn't happening like Erik does. She was going to go to the dance hall that Susanne's parents ran. For the dance she's going with Erik and she's wearing a new white dress with gloves too. When she's about to leave she hears her father crying. She hears her father saying that at the hospital there was a Nazi invasion and they killed everyone including the patient. He also says that Lene Karlsen,Tove Albrechts,Hanne Gudmundsen and Ingemor Nielsen got murdered. He says that the mother was giving birth to a child and they killed the mother as well. The father also got shot. He says how he managed to save the baby. Lisa's father asks Lisa's mother "what kind of world are we living in?" Just then Erik knocks on the door. And Lisa's mother sends off Lisa with Erik to the dance hall. When they go to the dance hall they see Jesper,Stefan and Susanne sitting at a table so they go and join them. Jesper asks Lisa to dance and she agrees. He asks her what's wrong and she tells him about everything while crying. He then tells her to enjoy her birthday and he manages to cheer her up a bit. At the end of the party she tells Erik and Stefan about what happened at the hospital. Erik says that it's horrible which angers Stefan because he thinks of it as phony sympathy.  They both end up arguing and the fight ends with Erik saying that Stefan's temper is going to get him in trouble one day.

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I think that in the next chapter they will try to find a home for the baby who's parents got killed by the Nazi soldiers.

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Stefan
Susanne
Erik
Jesper
Mother
Father
Lene Karlsen
Tove Albrechts
Hanne Gudmundsen
Ingemor Nielsen
The Niels
Dr. Knudsen
Inge

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Yes I do. This chapter was really interesting for me because in this chapter it showed that it had been 2 years since the Nazi invasion.

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In chapter one, the members of Lisa’s family have different reactions to the invasion of the Nazis. Describe their reactions. (4)

Stefan: Stefan was super angry and frustrated when he found out about the invasion of the nazis.

Mother and Father: Mother and Father were upset and sad when they found out about the invasion of the nazis.

Erik: Erik was indifferent and didn’t really care when he found out about the invasion of the nazis.

Lisa: Lisa was shocked and scared when she found out about the invasion of the nazis.

In chapter two, what dilemma does Lisa’s father face? (2)

Lisa’s father, being a doctor, can't stand treating and healing the Germans.

At the very end of chapter two, Lisa has an important realization about how much the war has changed things. What does she realize? Explain your answer. (2)

She realizes that the Nazis hate the Jews and blame the Jews for everything. She realizes that because of this it puts her entire family in danger as the Nazis now control and rule Denmark now.

Why does Lisa decide to follow Stefan and Jesper? What does she discover? (2)

She decides to follow Stefan and Jesper after hearing the two arguing the other night. They were fighting because Jesper wouldn't let Stefan do the more dangerous things in the resistance because Stefan was jewish and therefore more in danger to the nazis. When following Jesper and Stefan she discovers that they are trying to leak out the true information so that

What “game” do Stefan and Lisa play with the Nazi soldiers? (1)

They play chicken. To play this game you walk directly towards someone in this case the German soldiers and whoever moves away first loses.

Name three things the Resistance has done to fight back against the Nazis. (3)

They spread leaflets around that tell you information about what the Germany soldiers have done, like burn down buildings etc. there's also leaflets that explain how Norway fought Germany and destroyed a huge part of the country And another that just makes fun of the German soldiers

Bombed the rail lines

Bombed the tool factory

How does the Resistance “tell” the Danes the real news of the war? (2)

By dropping papers and leaflets and also telling them to listen to radio free Denmark for the actual truth about the war.

At the end of the chapter, Lisa is waiting anxiously for Stefan. Why? (1)

She’s waiting anxiously for Stefan so that she can convince him to let her help.

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Poem

Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have set us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!

But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him as he at me,
And killed him in his place.
I shot him dead because—
Because he was my foe,
Just so: my foe of course he was;
That's clear enough; although

He thought he'd 'list, perhaps,
Off-hand like—just as I—
Was out of work—had sold his traps—
No other reason why.

Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You'd treat, if met where any bar is,
Or help to half a crown.

Question.. What is this author suggesting about war in this poem?

The author is suggesting that in war you kill anyone that's not on your side not even knowing who that person is. The author is suggesting that if those 2 people had met anywhere else at a bar for example then there’s a possibility that they could have become friends.

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Chapter 4...

In this chapter Lisa is trying to convince Stefan to let her help. At first Stefan says no saying its too dangerous but after some convincing he agrees. The next day Lisa and Erik go to school and see a barbed wire all around the school yard and she can see thin scrawny dirty men in prison uniforms looking at them through the wire.  Erik try's to find out there language but he ends up not being able to. She gives them a sandwich and an apple before a guard sees them and yells at them to go away. When they arrive they find out that school will only be every other day from now on. When arriving at home she goes to her brother and gets told that she picks up the "laundry" and inside the laundry bag will be underground newspapers and she has to drop one off at each street car until the bags empty. She starts on Friday.

Chapter 5...

In this chapter she's on her way to Nansen's laundry. When she arrives she asks for Soren Sorenson's laundry and he goes inside and retrieves a bag for her. She gets on the first street car and just when she's about to drop one bundle she sees 2 German soldiers. She can see them looking at her suspiciously. She gets up about to leave when she throws up on the 2 soldiers. 20 people or so tell her to get off the street car as they block the soldiers. She gets on the next street car and manages to successfully leave a pile. She goes back to the laundromat and he pays her 10 ore. After supper Stefan motions her into his room and asks how it went. She tells him everything including the vomiting incident and he starts laughing. In the end they both end up laughing uncontrollably.

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I think that in the next chapter Lisa's plan will work out and Lisa's father will continue to treat the Germans but incorrectly.

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In this chapter Lisa can not fall asleep because whenever she closes her eyes she can only think of the German soldiers. She can hear her father telling her mother that he can't stand treating the German's and that he'll tell the German's that straight to their faces. In response Lisa's mother says that he would go to jail especially because he's Jewish. This makes Lisa terrified as she remembers the time when her family had invited the Erik's family, Uncle Poul's family, the Knudsen's and Stefan's friend Jesper. During that time Stefan had said that the Jews are now slaves and this time when they leave Denmark it wont be like the exodus. Adam, Erik's father had objected to this and claimed it a rumor. Saying that there was no proof and that in Denmark they still have their own government that's in control. After that it turned into a greater argument between the two. Now the conversations about how the Nazis hate Jewish people  come back to her,making her extremely frightened. Once again Lisa's father tells Lisa's mother that it's painful to treat the Germans. While listening to this Lisa has an idea. She says to continue treating the Germans but just incorrectly. Lisa's father and mother think this is a great idea and agree to put the plan into action. Later when she's about to go to bed it dawns to her that this plan puts her father in terrible danger if the Germans find out.

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Chapter 4..

Stefan
Lisa
Mother
Father
Erik
Men in the prison
Guards
Mrs. Jensen
Susanne

Chapter 5...

Lisa
Mother
Old man at Nansen's laundry
German Soldiers
20 people or so that helped Lisa escape from the soldiers
Stefan
Mother
Father

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In the beginning of this chapter Lisa is waiting for the day to be over so she can follow Stefan. She has a feeling something's up after hearing Stefan and Jesper fighting. They were fighting because Jesper wouldn't let Stefan do the more dangerous things in the resistance as he is Jewish and is therefore more in danger if they get caught. She remembers the time when she and Stefan would play chicken with the German soldiers. Some would move aside and some wouldn't. Once Stefan went too far and walked in between the soldiers. And he ended up getting hit. While remembering this it makes her want to do something to defend Denmark. This also leads her to remember how she found leaflets telling the actual news of Denmark and some leaflets that were just trolling the Germans. She realizes that someone must be printing these out and she suspects that her brother might have something to do with it. At last the bell rings and when she leaves the school she can see Stefan and Jesper walking. She follows them and they end up going to a playground, there she sees a man in a winter jacket leave a big package on a bench and then she sees her brother and Jesper taking the package and stuffing it under there jacket. Then she sees them walking away so she follows again, they go inside a streetcar and she before she can go on the streetcar pulls away. So she runs after it and ends up getting on but then finds out that Jesper and Stefan had already got of the streetcar. She looks at the ground and sees a small paper she puts it in her pocket and gets of the street car and goes home. When arriving home she looks at the piece of paper and finds out that they managed to blow up a tool factory and some rail lines. She waits for her brother to come home so that she can try to convince him to let her help.

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Mother
Father
Lisa
Stefan
Dr.Niels Knudsen
Tove
Inge
Erik
Adam
Uncle Poul
Jesper
Susanne

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I think that in the next chapter Lisa is going to convince her brother to help and she will be able to contribute to the resistance.

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Mother
Father
Jesper
Stefan
Lisa
Man wearing winter jacket

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I think that the book is getting better and even though its still not my favourite I think that when I continue to read the book i'll enjoy it!

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I still don't fully like the book. In my opinion I think that the book is decently good but not my absolute favorite.

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Chapter 4 and 5... Do I like the book so far?

Yes. I think the book is getting more interesting and I think that I will continue to like this book when reading the upcoming chapters.

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The next chapter's title is "My Fourteenth Birthday" so I'm guessing the next chapter will be about Lisa's 14th birthday. But I think that this time her birthday will be a bit differently celebrated because of the Nazi invasion.

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I think that the book is interesting so far but I'm not a huge fan of war books and movies so i'm not fully hooked.

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Theme

The main theme is war. In the first chapter it is clear that this book is going to be about war!

Prediction

I think that Germany might cause harm to the Jews.

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Erik
Stefan
Father
Mother
Mrs.Jensen

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In this Chapter Lisa wakes up from a dream of a bumblebee but when she wakes up she can still hear the buzzing noise. When she finally makes the connection that the buzzing noise isn't one of a bee but of the invasion of the Germans.  Lisa goes down to accompany her parents. Just then Lisa's older brother wakes up, when he finds out about the attack he gets super upset over the fact that Denmark didn't even fight back. The next day they go to school everyone pretending like this is a normal day. Stefan walks with Lisa to school, still upset about the whole invasion. 2 minutes after Erik join's Lisa and Stefan and talks to Lisa about Gustav Wied acting like nothing different had happened at all. When Lisa asks Erik's opinion about the German attack, Erik doesn't have a huge opinion on it. Just the fact that everything will be about the same and if they obey the Germans all will be good. He also calls their cousin Isaac a communist. This angers Stefan and he ends up tripping Erik. After tripping Erik Stefan joins his friends leaving Erik and Lisa together. They end up arguing over the Germans and when they reach school Mrs. Jensen tells the students that they all have to cooperate before she bursts into tears. During school Susan and Lisa spend the day writing notes to each other about how they'll blow up all the Germans they can if they get the chance but what we have to learn is you make your own chances.

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Monica:
Man, I would be great in a war! I really think I'd make a fantastic military leader. I mean, I know I'd make general before any of you guys.

Chandler:
Before or after you were shot by your own troops?

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Even though I'm not a huge fan of war books/movies there was one book that I enjoyed that talked about the holocaust ,swastika's, Nazis and more. The book was called Linked.. By: Gordon Korman. I really enjoyed this book and it introduced and explained to me vocabulary that I had never heard of and/or under stood before. Words like.. Swastika,Nazi,Holocaust,KKK,Night of a thousand flames and plenty more!