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What present did Milada receive for her tenth birthday? | a telescope |
Who was Milada's best friend? | Terezie |
Why didn't Milada want to invite Ruzha to her birthday party? | Ruzha was cold and unfriendly. |
What did Milada's grandmother tell her to remember no matter what happened? | She told her to remember who she was. |
What did Milada's grandmother give her when the soldiers came for them? | a garnet pin shaped like a star |
When the soldiers took Milada from her home, where did they take her to? | the gymnasium of her school |
Why was Milada separated from the other children? | Because of her blonde hair and light-colored eyes, she fit the German ideal of the Aryan race. |
During the physical examination of the children, what facial feature did the doctor measure? | The size of the nose. |
Who was the other girl from Milada's home town of Lidice who was chosen for the Lebensborn center? | Ruzha/Franziska |
In what country is Milada's home? | Czechloslovakia |
In what country was the Lebensborn center? | Poland |
What were the girls at Lebensborn told had happened to their families? | That they had died in an Allied air raid. |
What was the purpose of the Lebensborn center? | To turn the children into Nazi Germans who would love Hitler and hate Jews. |
What German name was Milada given? | Eva |
What German name was Ruzha given? | Franziska |
What does Fraulein Kruger do when Milada insists her name isn't Eva? | She slaps her. |
Who is the best student at Lebensborn? | Ruzha/Franziska |
What language must the children speak at all times? | German |
Who becomes Milad's/Eva's friend in the Lebensborn center? | Liesel (Leezle) |
What did Franziska and her friend, Gerde, quarrel about? | Franziska thought that Gerde's nose was the wrong shape. |
Which of the girls had the most difficulty at the Lebensborn center? | The youngest girl, Heidi. |
Why did Franziska choose Gerde as her partner to recite the poem? | She knew that Gerde would not perform well and Franziska enjoyed humiliating her. |
Where do Liesel and Eva/Milada like to go at night at the Lebensborn center and why? | To the church where they can be themselves with no one to criticize them. |
Why did the old woman spit on Eva when the girls went into town? | Eva was wearing a Nazi uniform. |
What did Eva do when Fraulein Kruger announced that she was ready to be adopted by a German family? | She fainted. |
In her German family, how many brothers and sisters does Eva have? | one brother and one sister |
Which of his children does Herr Werner favor? | his son, Peter |
What does Eva do at the dinner table that causes disapproval? | She begins to clear the table after the meal instead of leaving the dishes for the servants. |
Why does Franziska become friendly toward Eva/Milada after they are adopted? | Eva has been adopted by a high-ranking Nazi and Franziska admires the Nazis. |
Why do the Werner's throw a party for Eva/Milada? | To celebrate her adoption. |
Why is there a strong smell of smoke outside of the Werner's house? | It's from the smokestacks at the prison camp where the prisoners are killed and their bodies are burned. |
What does Elsbeth show Eva when they go for a picnic in the woods? | a gun she took from her father's office |
Why do Mutter and Herr Werner argue? | Herr Werner is leaving and taking Peter. |
Why does Herr Werner leave? | Germany is losing the war and he is afraid he will be arrested or worse. |
How does Elsbeth convice her mother to go down to the basement shelter? | She says she needs help to move the picture of Hitler to the beasement. |
What did the Russian soldiers want at Herr Werner's house? | They were looking for Herr Werner and wanted all of his papers. |
What does Eve/Milada do when Elspeth criticizes her for not being a true German? | She hits her repeatedly. |
What did Eva/Milada lose when she was fighting with Elspeth? | her grandmother's pin |
Does Eva/Milada find the lost pin? | Yes, she finds it in the woods. |
What does Eva/Milada find out about her father and brother's fate? | The Nazis killed them on the night they were taken. |
What became of Milada's sister, Anechka? | She was adopted by a German family. |
What happened to Milada/Eva at the end of the story? | A Red Cross worker comes for her and returns her to her family. |
Where was Milada's mother taken during the war? | to a concentration camp |