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This passage was chosen because it shows a quiet, sleepy moment at a tense night — Annemarie tired, curled in a soft chair, dozing among the silent guests. It teaches careful, gentle words and lets a child copy a sentence about resting in a hard moment.
Finally Annemarie went to the empty rocking chair in the corner of the living room and curled there with her head against its soft, padded back. She dozed.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell what happens in this chapter in your own words. Who comes to the door very late at night? What does Mama say to keep the casket closed, and what does Peter read out loud after the men leave?
Discussion Questions
- When the soldier asks 'Who died?' Annemarie speaks up and answers, 'My Great-aunt Birte.' What in the story tells you that Annemarie did a brave thing tonight, even though her voice was shaking inside? How do you know her uncle's lesson in the barn helped her in this exact moment?
- Mama tells the soldier that 'Aunt Birte died of typhus' and dares him to look in the casket. What in the story tells you that Mama is being brave AND clever at the same time? How do you know that telling the soldier 'Of course we will open the casket!' was the smartest thing she could have said?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
Having nothing in it; with no one or nothing inside.
Item 2
A piece of furniture you sit on, with a back and four legs.
Item 3
The place where two walls meet.
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