Waiting for Anya - Chapter 4

Why did Jo have to hurry to find Benjamin?

• There were only a few hours of daylight left

• They were going to be late for a meeting

• He had to get home before curfew

• He knew Benjamin might be dying somewhere

Why didn't Jo worry about the sheep?

• He hated them anyway

• They could fend for themselves

• He knew they would wander home

• He knew Hubert would take care of them and bring them home

How did Jo know where to go?

• He looked for the trail Benjamin left

• He followed the directions the widow gave him

• He followed a map

• It was how they went to the summer pasture

Who did Jo encounter as he looked for Benjamin?

• His sister

• A German patrol

• Grandpere

• The corporal

Where did Jo think Benjamin and Leah might be hiding if they hadn't been caught?

• In Papa's hut

• In the water

• In some bushes

• Behind a tree

Where were Benjamin and Leah hiding?

• In an abandoned car

• Up in a tree

• In a cave by the stream that they used as a donkey shed

• In the swamp

Why hadn't Benjamin come home?

• He hurt his ankle

• He was lost

• He wanted to search around for Anya

• He wanted to find food first

Why were Benjamin and Leah running the night before when he was injured?

• There were soldiers everywhere

• They were chasing some Jewish children

• They wanted the exercise

• They were having a race to the border

What did the situation make Benjamin determined to do?

• Find his daughter

• Go back into hiding

• Find a way past the soldiers to get to freedom

• Break the soldier's leg

Why did Benjamin, Leah, and Jo risk cutting across the open field?

• It wasn't much of a risk since the patrols were up the mountain

• They were incredibly hungry

• It was their only chance of escaping from the soldiers

• Benjamin was experiencing excruciating pain