kinder transport quotes Flashcards

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1
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+Evelyn ~ “this c__________ v___________”

A

this continual vacillation

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Evelyn ~ “I was c_________”

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I was cleansed

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Evelyn ~ “the w________ has been s_______ away and underneath is pure f____”

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the whitewash has been stripped away and underneath is pure filth

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Evelyn ~ “A c______ g_____ is r_______ forever”

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a chipped glass is ruined forever

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Evelyn ~ “_______ spat me out. _______ took me in”

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Germany spat me out. England took me in”

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Evelyn ~ “_____ is all i have left Faith. One _____ and I might _____ forever”

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blood is all i have left Faith. One prick and I might bleed forever

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Evelyn ~ “You can’t let people who ____ you tell you what you ___”

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you can’t let people who hate you tell you what you are

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Faith ~ “lost in the _________”

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lost in the millions

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9
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Faith ~ “Mr _______________”

A

mr ingratitude

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Faith ~ “look at these __________. Where’s the ____ for these ____? The _____ for these _________?”

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look at these remains. where’s the body for these feet? the hands for these fingers

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Faith ~ “All that __________ and __________ like you’re going to ___”

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all that shaking and gulping like you’re going to die

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Faith ~ “A _________ awful, ________ cow of a ______ “

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a fucking awful, lying cow of a mother

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13
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The Ratcatcher ~ “who has ___________ their ___________?”

A

who has forgotten their blessings?

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The Ratcatcher (english postman) ~ “Everyone knows he ______. All Germans ______. Well known _____”

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everyone knows he smells. all germans smell. well known fact

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The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “_____ land”

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boche land

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The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “thought he’d done ____________ things for _____ country”

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thought he’d done wonderful things for your country

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17
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The Ratcatcher (postman) ~ “____ __________ love”

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same difference love

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The Ratcatcher (officer) ~ “don’t want you to _______ who you are now do we?”

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don’t want you to forget who you are now do we?

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Helga ~ “you have to be able to _______ on your ____”

A

you have to be able to manage on your own

20
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Helga ~ “_____ says a lot of _____ things”

A

karla says a lot of silly things

21
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Helga ~ “you ____ like it better in _________”

A

you will like it better in america

22
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Helga ~ “What am i ________ ____ __! I am your _______. I ____ you. We ____ be ___________”

A

what am i making you do! i am your mother. i love you. we must be together

23
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Helga ~ “my suffering is ______________. yours is __________”

A

my suffering is monumental. yours is personal

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Helga ~ “we all ___ one day, but ______ never ____ or _______. Through our __________ we live. That’s how we ______ death”

A

we all die one day, but jewels never fade or perish. through our children we live. that’s how we cheat death”

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The Ratcatcher _____ ______ around

A

The Ratcatcher music weaves around

26
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And ______ arms and ______ nails

A

And strong arms and spiky nails

27
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Eyes as _____ as ______

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Eyes as sharp as razors

28
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the ______ of the __________ covers the stage

A

the shadow of the ratcatcher covers the stage

29
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The Ratcatcher ~ I will take the _____ of your __________ away

A

I will take the heart of your happiness away

30
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Eva ~ he’ll take us over the ____

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he’ll take us over the edge

31
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Evelyn ~ you were the ___________. Those were his _____, his _____

A

you were the Ratcatcher. Those were his eyes, his face

32
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Eva ~ __’s locked in my _________

A

he’s locked in my keepsakes

33
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Eva ~ jangling and _________ away, with me _______ on them for _____ and ____

A

jangling and ticking away, with me walking on them for ever and ever

34
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Eva ~ what good’s a _____ when you can’t see its ____

A

what good’s a watch when you can’t see its face

35
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Lil ~ “In _______! _______!”

A

In English! English!

36
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Lil ~ “If there’s one thing I cannot stand, it’s a _______ _____!”

A

If there’s one thing I cannot stand it’s a little liar!

37
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Lil ~ “Now! Before I ______ you ____ and never let you ______ __”

A

Now! Before I chuck you out and never let you back in!”

38
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Lil ~ “Don’t ____ behind the _________, Eva”

A

Don’t hide behind the German, Eva

39
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Evelyn ~ “It has got ___________ to do with ___ at all”

A

It has got nothing to do with you at all

40
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Evelyn ~ “I’m not _________ ____”
Faith ~ “You can’t just _____ __ _______”

A

I’m not coming out
You can’t just stay in there

41
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Evelyn ~ “She would have handed me back like a _________ _________”

A

She would have handed me back like a borrowed package

42
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Lil ~ “the Lord _____ said that we needn’t keep to the ___ ____ anymore”

A

the Lord Jesus said that we needn’t keep to the old laws anymore

43
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Faith ~ “What was the point in ________ __ if she was going to ___ _______ ___?”

A

What was the point in having me if she was going to cut herself off?

44
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Helga ~ “you are _______a _______hardly anyone has been given”

A

you are wasting a chance hardly anyone has been given

45
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Evelyn ~ “___ here. You’re being ______ _____. I won’t __ ____”

A

I’m here. You’re being looked after. I won’t go away