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37 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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What is the title of the book?
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The Upstairs Room
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Who is the Author?
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Johanna Reiss
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Who is the main character of the book?
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Annie
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What religious is Annie and her family?
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Jewish
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Where does Annie's family live?
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Winterswijk
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What is wrong with Annie's mother?
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She is very sick and has bad kidneys
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What did Annie's father do for a living?
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He was a cow farmer
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Who was the family that lived across the street?
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The Gans
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How many sister did Annie have?
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two ( Sini and Rachel)
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How old were Sini and Rachel?
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Sini was 16 - Rachel - 21
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Who was the name of their sleep in maid?
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Marie
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What did Annie's family and The Gans family do?
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They would meet at their house
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When did the second world war start?
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1939
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Who was in charge of the German troops?
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Adolph Hitler
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What year did Hitler become chancellor of Germany?
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1933
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How old was Annie in 1938?
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6
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What was Annie's family afraid of?
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The Germans taking them away
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Where did Uncle Bram and his wife go to?
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America
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What degree did Rachel get from college?
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A teacher's degree
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Whre did Rachel first work?
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In a nursery in Winterswijk
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What did the Gans do in the family's house every night?
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Listen to the radio
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What did Annie and her family hear in the sky late at night?
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German planes
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What was Annie's family waiting to be done?
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Their new house
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What are Nazis's called in Holland?
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NSB-ers
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What happened to their made Marie?
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She quit her job because her boyfriend said she might have trouble working for jews
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Why did Rachel lose her job?
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She was fired because she was jewish.
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What happened the spring for 1941?
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Jews were not allowed to rent hotel rooms, go to beaches, and parks.
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When Annie went back to school in the 4th grade what happened to her?
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She was not allowed to go back to school
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What kind of school did jewish children attend?
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A synagogue
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What did Annie notice on poles on her way to school?
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Signs Joden verboden ( forbidden to Jews)
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What were the non jewish kids saying to Annie?
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Jew, HJew Ugly mole
Stick your face in a dirty hole. Stick your face in a mustard pot By tomorrow Jew will rot! |
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When did Annie and her family move to their new house?
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October 1941
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Who owned the farm close by their new house?
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The Droppers
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How many kids did the Droppers have?
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11
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Who was Annie's friend in the fourth grade?
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Fritz
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What was the Winterswijk policeman doing at night?
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They were taking the oldest Jewish boys away with them
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Where were the policeman taking the boys?
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Mauthaunsen, A jail camp some called it a concentration camp
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