1. Why did the children call one of the soldiers ‘the Giraffe’? 2. Why did Annemarie want to have a race with Ellen? 3. Why has Ellen moved in with Annemarie’s family?
4. There is a contrast in the extract between relaxed everyday happenings in the city and the tensions caused when there are soldiers about. Find some examples of each.
5. Kirsti plays an important part in the extract. What kind of girl is she? Find sentences from the extract that support your view/opinion.
6. What evidence is there from the extract that Annemarie is a thoughtful child?
7. The Jews in Denmark were being ‘relocated’. What do you think this meant?
8. Which character plays the most important role in the extract? 9. How might Kirsti look back on this incident in later years?
10. What do you think life was like for the soldiers in the city? Why do you think this?
11. What do you think would happen if the illegal newspaper was found in their home?
12. Find out about the Resistance and about other countries that were occupied during the Second World War.
13. What do you know about Ireland’s role in the war?