| A | B |
| David's friend and teacher in the camp | Johannes |
| The little girl that David rescues | Maria |
| A lady in Switzerland who knew David's mother | Sophie Bang |
| The name by which David knows his captors | 'Them' |
| The name that David gives to the person running the camp | The Man |
| The german shepherd that befriends David | King |
| The town that David escapes to from the camp | Salonica |
| The country that David spends most of the novel in | Italy |
| The country that David is seeking to live in | Denmark |
| The nationality of the two motorists that David helps | American |
| A lorry driver who helps David | Angelo |
| Someone who sneaks on board a ship | Stowaway |
| A device used to determine one's direction | Compass |
| The German secret police who ran the camps | Gestapo |
| David's age | Twelve |
| A food that David finds on trees | Oranges |
| Something David asks his captors for before he escapes | Soap |
| David's nationality | Danish |
| The young boy who attacks David | Carlos |
| The first thing people notice about David's appearance | His eyes |