1. Father turned off the radio midway through the Prime Minister's message on the issue of war because he believed that the government was not telling the truth and that Holland was not prepared for the impending war.
2. Corrie's reaction was to feel a sense of peace and security, as if God was reassuring her that her family would be okay. Betsie's reaction was to be filled with concern for those who were experiencing the bombing firsthand and a desire to help them.
3. An anti-Semite is a person who is hostile or prejudiced against Jewish people.
4. Some of the changes that Holland endured during the first few months after the German invasion were restrictions on movement, curfews, and the enforcement of Nazi laws and regulations. Jewish people were also forced to wear a yellow star so that they could be easily identified and persecuted. Businesses and homes were searched by German soldiers, and people who were suspected of being members of the resistance were arrested and often executed.
These questions are from chapters 5, 6, & 7
1. Why did Father turn off the radio midway through the Prime Minister's message on the issue of war?
2. Compare Corrie's and Bestie's reactions to the dreamlike vision Corrie had as Holland was being bombed?
3. What is an anti-Semite?
4. What were some of the changes that Holland endured during the first few months after the German invasion?
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