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What is chapter 4 about in hiding place?
Chapter 4: The Watch Shop In 1918, Mama suffers a cerebral hemorrhage and goes into a coma. When Nollie marries Flip van Woerden, Mama is radiant and even sings her favorite hymn but dies peacefully four weeks later. Betsie becomes ill, so Corrie takes over the shop’s sales and bookkeeping for her.
What was the only last name in the underground in the hiding place?
Kik explained that Smit was the only last name in the underground. Their chief work was to maintain a liaison with the English and the Free Dutch Forces, and they offered her many of their services, from the use of a car to false identity papers.
What is chapter 5 about in the hiding place?
Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis The family stays up one evening to listen to the Prime Minister of Holland address the nation over the radio. He vows that Holland will once again remain neutral. Casper Ten Boom, however, predicts war. Five hours later, an air raid begins.
Why did Otto get fired in the hiding place?
Christoffels is too proud to tell Father, but when Otto smashes his nose Father discovers what’s been happening and fires Otto. Willem explains to the family that Otto’s behavior stems from the Nazi ethos, which denigrates the old and physically weak as “useless” to society.
What kind of shop did Corrie’s father own?
When ten Boom was 18, he started a jewelry store in Amsterdam. He had grown up in a family that belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church and had strong faith. While living in Amsterdam, he started a work among the poor people, Tot Heil des Volks (For the Salvation of the People). He later returned to Haarlem to live.
Who was Frau Mikes in the hiding place?
The prisoners were transferred to another prison in June. Frau Mikes was the person who betrayed the ten Boom family. Mr. Moorman was the foreman of the prison factory.
What happened to the Bulldog’s dogs in the hiding place?
What happened to the Bulldog’s (Harry De Vries) dogs? He killed them by putting medicine in their food, because he didn’t want them to starve and suffer, when and if he was taken away.