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Discussion Questions

How were Eva and Heinz alike? 
How were they different? 
How did they complement one another? 

How are you like your siblings? 
How are you different? 
How do you complement each other?

How did Eva’s extended family enrich their lives?

How did Eva’s parents react when their lives were changed by the trouble around them?

How did friends and acquaintances act toward Eva’s family after the Nazi’s invaded Austria? 
What problems did their actions cause?

What was it like for Eva’s family to start over in a new country?

What helped Eva and Heinz keep from getting discouraged?

What did the Nazis do to isolate the Jews in Holland?

What helps Eva and Heinz when the problems increase for their family? when they fear for their lives?

What does Eva do during the years she and her mother are in hiding? 
What does her mother do to help her?

How do Heinz and Pappy spend their years in hiding?

How do you cope with disappointment?
How do you cope with boredom?
How do you cope with fear?
How do you cope with danger?

What condition was Holland in when Eva and Mutti returned after the war ended?

How did Eva and Mutti begin living a normal life again?

What helped Eva cope with Heinz and Pappy's death?

Eva has said that survivors are not heroes...what do you think this means?

What difference has it made for Eva to share her story? 
What effect has Eva's story had on other oeoples lives?
What difference has Eva's story made in your life?