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About This Passage
This is the moment Annemarie chooses to be brave on her own. Mama has not asked her yet. Annemarie sees that someone has to take the packet, and she decides it will be her. Copying these words slowly helps you hear how a quiet, sure voice sounds when a person is being brave for someone they love.
Annemarie took the packet from her mother's hand and stood. "I will take it," she said. "I know the way, and it's almost light now. I can run like the wind."
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the chapter back in your own words. Start with Annemarie running down the stairs to Mama and end with Annemarie turning toward the path with the basket in her hand.
Discussion Questions
- When Annemarie sees Mama lying on the ground, she runs to her right away, even though her foot catches on the loose step. What in the story tells you that Annemarie loves Mama very much? How do you know?
- Mama tells Annemarie that if soldiers stop her, she should pretend to be "a silly, empty-headed little girl" bringing lunch to her uncle. What in the story tells you why pretending like that could be a brave thing to do? How do you know?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A small wrapped bundle that can be carried or hidden.
Item 2
Got up onto your feet from sitting or kneeling.
Item 3
Very nearly; not quite all the way.
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