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"Should I confide in Joana? Maybe she could help me. But I knew what would happen. She would be disgusted." p. 36
Emilia is asking herself is she can trust Joana, but she is certain that Joana would not react well to what she has been through. This question makes me wonder how no one is able to trust anyone during the war. It also make me wonder about victims of violence, and why they feel ashamed when they did not cause the violence.

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"Hello, dear Hannelore!" p. 37
"Perhaps tomorrow I would actually put pen to paper." p. 38
Why does Alfred write these letters to Hannelore in his head? He is not actually writing a letter. Who is Hannelore, and why does Alfred continue to pretend to write her?

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"While looking, I found all of my letters to him from the institute, carelessly thrown in a boottom drawer with ink ad supplies." p. 45
Florian is remembering how he found his unopened letters to Dr. Lange unopened, and he thought Dr. Lange didn't care enough to read them. At this time, Florian is working for the Nazis restoring art to build an art museum in Linz. This might be important in Florian's continued position in the Nazi party.

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" Yes Hannelore, I shall prove to all of Germany.  There is indeed a hero inside of me."  pg 8.
I wonder who is Hannelore?

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" I know you saw the group of Hitler youth come to my door, Lore". pg 135
Why does Alfred use Hitler in ever letter he writes?
Is Alfred one of Hitler soldiers?
Is he against Hitler?

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" We were to be destroyed so the germans could have the land for their empire" pg 11
Do you think florian would kill emlia for begin a polish ?

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"you didn't mention she was polish" said the nurse" pg.25
Do you think the German people in the barn let emelia (the polish girl) travel to a safer place with them?

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"There was even a sewing machine like mama's "why aren't you making any dresses?" I remembered i asking mama from my sunny perch in our kitchen mama turned to me from  her sewing machine."can you keep a secret?" she put her hands on her wide belly and smiled."I think it's a boy.I just know it's a boy."She hugged me close,her warm lips against my forehead."and you know what?You're going to be the best big sister Emilia." pg.26
Emilia is remembering her times with her mom when she would sew things for her future baby and Emilia could probably sew clothes or even blankets when they stop and are really cold.

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"The arrival of the German and the young girl made me uneasy. Neither spoke openly. The girl's eyes darted with trauma and her shoulders trembled. I walked over to Eva." p. 28
Who is Eva?
Do you think Eva is polish ?

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"I've done similar procedures.What's your name?"she asked.
I paused.What should i tell her "what's the stick for?" She ignored my question and returned to hers."what's your name?"The fever burned ,making me weak and dizzy. My name. I was named for a sixteenth-century painter my mother adored. No. I would not tell her. No conversations.
The nurse sighed."You'll need the stick to bite down on.This going to hurt."
I closed my eyes.
Florian,I wanted to say.I'm florian.
And i'll be dead soon" pg.34
This makes me question why would he not tell her his name.Was it because he she found out he killed some one or is it because he is embarrassed of his name.

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" The frozen women back there," he continued. "Her shoes killed her. I keep telling them, but they don't listen. Poorly made shoes will torture your feet, inhibit your progress. then you will stop." He squeezed my arm. His soft red face peered out from beneath his hat. "And then you will die." He whispered" pg.13

"The shoes always tell the story," Said the shoe poet.
"Not always," I countered.
"Yes always. Your boots, they are expensive,well made. That tells me you come from a wealthy family. But the style is one made for an older women. That tells me they probably belonged to your mother. A mother sacrificed her boots for her daughter. That tells me you are loved,my dear. And your mother is not here, so that tells me you are sad, my dear. The shoes tell the story." pg.14
The shoe poet says this because he wants to make them realize that because of their shoes they have gotten that far and later on in life if they find even better shoes they should take them for they could survive during the war and if the shoe poet wan't there to tell the group about how their shoes could kill them they would have never survived

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"The brutality was shocking. Disgraceful acts of inhumanity. No one wanted to fall into the hands of the enemy. But it was growing harder to distinguish who the enemy was." pg.21
Joana realized that she could not so easily trust people anymore and because of this it may change how her character develops throughout the book.

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"We barley crawled out of the potato cellar when the Polish girl began to cry. She knew I was going to leave her. I had no choice. She would slow me down."
" 'Wait. Please,' she called out. The sound of her crying was painfully familiar. It had the exact tone of my younger sister, Anni, and the sobs I heard through the hallway the day Mother took her last breath. Anni. Where was she? Was she too in some dark forest hole with a gun to her head? A pain ripped through my side, forcing me to stop." pgs.15-16
Florian wanted to leave the polish girl, but then when the polish girl was crying out, her crys reminded her of her sister and that makes me wonder what I would do in such a tragic situation.

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Why did they say Der Schwarze tod,"the black death,"they called them?pg.3

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Why does Alfred write letters to Hannelore in his head pg.38

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I went to sleep,without eating,even missed my father's birthday to complete the tasks and please Dr.Lange."We make a great time don't we,Florian?"

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"why yes hannelore the uniform it suits me quite    well if time allowed  i would be a photograph made your besides tale but alas.leisure time proe scare here for valiant men.on the topic  of  herosim it seem i will soon be promoted  oh certainly dariling calling you tell everyoone in the neighborhood pg 20"why is hannelore mention  so much is some important or is he evan real?

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" All the little duckies with their head in the water
Head in the water
All the little duckies with their heads in the water
Oh, such sweet little duckies." pg. 76
Is this the song, Emilia uses when she is scared or shocked?

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"wait.Please,' she called out. The sound of her crying was painfully familiar .It had the exact one of my younger sister,Anni."

when florian thought of the memories of his younger sister and it might be important because they might give more information of his background and his pass.

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"I had   woken in the middle of the night and imangined i saw the greman standing above me in the dark .when i blinked he was gone and i realized  it was a dream."pg 129
If this really happened what would joana  do ?

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1. "'Bettnasser,' the sailor replied. They all laughed. Bed wetter. p. 256
Alfred is called bed wetter by other soldiers on board the ship after he states he is on an important assignment. Is Alfred delusional or what?
2. "She is Poland." 261
Florian tells Emilia that her baby is Poland. Why does he say that, and what does he mean by it?
3. "I was nearing the top. My foot suddenly slipped on the slick rope and kicked back, hitting something." p. 365
What did Joana hit?