96 pages • 3 hours read
Monica HesseGirl in the Blue Coat
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Questions & Paired Texts
Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Prologue-Chapter 2
Reading Check
1. What is the full name of Hanneke’s deceased boyfriend?
2. Hanneke encounters a soldier in Chapter 1. What two notable qualities about the soldier make her stop and stare?
3. What item does Hanneke deliver to Miss Akkermann in Chapter 1?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. In the first 2 chapters of the book, what are some of the ways in which Hanneke shows that she is adept at manipulating others?
2. What tragic story does Mrs. Janssen tell Hanneke about her husband, Hendrick?
Paired Resource
“How Unique was the Secret Annex? People in hiding in the occupied Netherlands”
- Like Mirjam Roodveldt, the real-life historical figure of Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl hiding from Nazi persecution. Anne Frank’s hiding spot is known as the Secret Annex.
- This article from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam examines how common an experience it was for families to go into hiding, as Anne Frank and her family did.
- To get a better sense of the space itself,
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