1. Create a map of the part of Eastern Europe where the story took place. Label the places mentioned in the story as well as the names that are used for the same locations today.

2. Frau Hawlik orders Eva to write a letter to her father requesting blankets. Write a letter from Eva to Papa after her arrival at the camp.

3. Write a true account of a time when you were responsible for keeping someone or something safe. Describe what you did to fulfill your responsibility and how the experience made you feel.

4. Choose an incident in the novel and write a journal entry describing it from the point of view of one of the characters.

5. Kayla Rubenstein is working with the Resistance to sabotage the fabric used to make uniforms for German soldiers.

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