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Why did Ellen stay with the Johansen family?

Why did Ellen stay with the Johansen family?

After the Nazis get hold of lists of people who belong to synagogues in Copenhagen, Ellen’s family is at risk. Her parents flee into hiding and Ellen stays with the Johansen family, hoping to pass for one of their daughters.

Why did the Johansens help the Rosens?

Annemarie’s mother, she is a strong and determined woman, firm but warm with her children. Mrs. Johansen willingly risks her life to help Ellen and the Rosens to escape the Nazis. She manages to keep up the spirits of the girls, even when there is danger, by telling stories.

What did Mama do for Henrik while he went to work?

What warning did Mama give the girls? What did Mama do for Henrik when he went to work? Cleaned the house. In Ellen’s opinion, how did uncle Henrik’s farm look?

Why did Annemarie’s mom say her uncle Henrik needed a wife?

She says that Uncle Henrik really does need a wife who can help out with the housework. This includes all the chores that can be done around the house, such as cleaning, washing, and cooking. A wife would be a companion, someone Uncle Henrick can talk to when he comes back home from fishing.

What happened to Annemarie on the way to the boat?

Annemarie is lost. She tries to act like Kirsti and finds that she is crying and saying her mother will be angry and her uncle, too.

Who helped the Rosens?

Being a member of the Resistance is very dangerous, even though Denmark is working secretly against the Nazi occupation. Peter is brave and effective. His role in saving the Rosens and other Jews is an important one. Peter tells Annemarie that the reason the Nazis are closing Jewish stores is to spread terror.

How did Papa prove that Ellen was his daughter when the soldiers asked about her dark hair?

He showed them pictures out of a photo album. He used Lise’s baby picture with dark hair and said it was Ellen. What did Papa do to prove that Ellen was his daughter? Because below the photograph itself is written a date that would show that Lise had been born 21 years earlier.