The Hiding Place, Chapters 1-3

S. The nurse and the younger sister of Dr. Jan van Veen; she marries Willem

• Tine van Veen

• Casper Ten Boom

• Karel

G. Willem's university friend who Corrie falls in love with at the age of 14

• Know as Opa to the neighborhood children

• Willem

• Karel

Q. He befriends a Jewish man whose beard was set on fire by German youths

• Willem

• Peter

• The 100th Birthday Party

N. She has a gift for making beauty all around her

• Betsie

• Tante Anna

• Tante Jans

B. Youngest of Mama's three sisters; did housework at the Beje because Mama wasn't strong enough

• Tante Bep

• Mama

• The Beje

F. Mama's older sister who has a preoccupation with death and dies of diabetes.

• Tante Bep

• Mama

• The Beje

J. She adopted poor families and cooked for neighbors even when she was sometimes too weak to stand

• Toos

• Pickwick

• Christoffels

P. Housed the watch shop and the living quarters

• Toos

• Pickwick

• Christoffels

L. Father travels here in order to get the correct time

• Amsterdam

• Haarlem

• Nollie

E. The setting at the beginning of the novel

• Amsterdam

• Haarlem

• Nollie