Discussion Questions Chapters 11-12 The Upstairs Room

Chapter 11 p. 152-166

1. Why was Johan thinking about going into hiding also?

2. Where did he go into hiding?

3. Why was Dientje going to ask the Hanninks to take the girls back?

4. How long had the girls been with the Oostervelds?

5. How long did the girls have to stay in the ‘cave’ at the Hanninks before Johan came back?

6. What plan did Johan & Sini come up with which would enable Sini to ‘come out of hiding?

7. How did Annie feel about this plan?

8. What was Sini’s new name to be?

9. Why did Annie stop doing her exercises after Sini left?

10. Why was Sini so happy? (name 2 things)

11. What good news had arrived through Groothuis?

12. Why were the Germans running away?

13. What great news did Dini Hannink bring to the Oostervelds?

14. How did Annie feel about this news?

Chapter 12 p. 167-179

1. What did Annie do for Opoe on liberation day?

2. Who was going to liberate the girls?

3. Why did Opoe agree to go outside?

4. What did all the townspeople want to know about the girls?

5. What did the soldiers give to Johan?

6. Was it easy for Annie to get use to being free? What did she continue to do?

Postscript

1. Why didn’t Johan go to Winterswijk?

2. Who came to take the gitls home?

3. Why wouldn’t they gp?

4. Who finally drove them home>

5. What did Opoe give Annie before she left for America?

6. Why did the adult Annie cry when trying to get into the hiding place after 20 years?