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Waiting for Anya
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where does the story take place? | Lescun, France |
| How old is the main character? | 12 |
| Where is his father? | War |
| Who is Hubert? | A tall man sheep herder in the village, has some mental problems |
| Why does Jo go back to the mountain? | To find Rouf |
| What does he find there? | A bear cub and an old man |
| What does the old man ask of Jo? | To help take care of the cub with him |
| Where does Rouf lead him? | To old widow horcada |
| What do people think of W.h.? | That she is mean and wierd |
| Where has he seen the man before? | When he was walking with his Dad |
| Where is his wife? | dead |
| What is the man's name? | Benjamin |
| What is the man waiting for? | Anya |
| What does Jo find at the barn? What is happening there? | He finds the old man and W.H. Jo saw th egirl that they were hiding. |
| What is Grandpere's relationship w/ W.H.? | They were in love, "sweethearts" |
| What do Germans do to Jews? | Trap and kill them, wear yellow stars |
| What happened to Anya? | She got spperated from benjamin |
| What does Ben do? | hides jewish kids and takes them to Spain |
| WHat happens to the town? | They find out that the Germans are comming :( |
| How does Jo help Ben? | He takes Leah w/ him |
| WHat happened to ben? | He broke his leg/ ankel |
| Who is in charge of the Germans? WHat are there rules? | Liutentant Wiessman. The people must have no fire arms and be in by nine and cary passes. |
| Where does Grandpere hide the gun? WHy? | Under a tomb stone. So if the Germans get violent, he will have arms. |
| Why does W.H. need Jo? | to get grocereys and help around the farm due to more kids |
| How do the towns people and the germans get along? | Prety well. |
| What does W.H. need? what is her plan? | Money, she wants to sell her pigs. |
| What are the Germans doing? | Searching houses |
| WHat does Jo find at W.H.'s house? | Grandpere holding an iron above his head |
| Where are the kids? | In an undergrownd cave |
| How did they find the cave? | It was a hiding place for stolen stuff |
| Why not tell Maman? | So she won't worry |
| What do the Corporal and Hubert see? | Eagans anst and an eagal |
| What happened to the COrporal's Doughter? | she was killed by a bomb |
| Corporal | Nice, but kind of wierd, naturalist |
| What does Jo see at the end of the chapter? | Soldiers and Ben |
| How does Ben escape? | He vanished into the trees |
| Who does Jo find at the home? Describe hic condition. | Papa, he is sick w/ teberkulosis |
| Why does Grandpere tell about Jo? | That he helps W,H, ban, and Jewish Kids |
| What is maman's idea? | To use the sheep to get the kids to spain |
| Why do the Germans need to be at the concert? | So they will not see the children |
| Who is Michel? What does he give him? Why? | Little chess boy, a chess piece for luck |
| What does the Corporal notice? How are they saved? | Leah, Hubert saves her w/ his crazy act |
| Who comes back? What happened? | Ben and Leah, they were cought by the Germans |
| Where are Ben and Leah? | Dead from a death camp :( |
| Who shows up at the end? | ANYA!!! :) |
| What do the Germans say? | That they will always be patroling Lescun |