🪽Waiting for the storks🪽 Flashcards
Why does Sofia want to block out her polish past?
What do the Poles believe the stork represents?
good fortune,
How did Auntie Barbra die?
she died in the concentration camp
Why did Gudrun have a grudge towards Sofia when she joined the class?
because sofia was smarter than her
How did Heidi and Sofia become friends?
they met in the bakery
What are Zofia’s real parent’s names?
What colour hair and eyes did all the children have
they all have blond hair and blue eyes and pale skin
if you had lice, what did they do to your hair?
they shaved it
What is Zofia’s Tata’s job
he was a tailor
What is Tata’s job in the Secret Polish Resistance?
sewing messages in the seams of the clothing he made
What material did Mr Wojcjk give to tata to sew into a suit?
green striped velvet from his curtains
Why did the nurses, doctors and teachers want to turn them into German children when they are Polish children?
How did Heidi and Zofia escape Heidi’s house when America started bombing the city?
Why didn’t the nurses at the boarding school want Zofia and her friends praying?
because she wanted them to pray to hitler not god
What was the name of Tata’s shop?
Why did Aunty Barbra live with the Ulinski family?
the Germans kicked her out of her apartment, so she had nowhere to live
Why didn’t the Germans want the children speaking Polish?
so they thought they where german
what do the children do to get water in the truck
they lick the wet canvas
what present does sofia give heidi
a kitten called bibbenstocks
Why did Gudrun name her kitten Dandelion?
she had soft fur like a dandelion
What are her real parent’s names?
What are Sofia’s German parent’s names?
Who’s older, Aunt Barbra or Mama?
What was the surprise that tata had that was better than crimson spotted velvet?
her mother
What pets did Sofia Engels have?
a kitten and a sausage dog
How did Nadia the baby get water in the truck?
sofia got water on her jacket and gave the baby some fabric to suck on
What was the horse that Sofia befriended name?
Why did the German’s take Zofia?
because she had blonde hair and blue eyes
Why did the Polish children received a new birth certificate, a new name, a new birthplace and a new birthday?
so they would forget they where german
Zofia is taken from her Polish family and placed with a German one. How does this affect her sense of identity and belonging?
she thinks she is german
What insights does the book give information about the perspectives of young children during wartimes?
Why does Zofia chooses to suppress her memories, and what are the consequences of this decision?
where did they send the unwanted children
