Part 1, Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. The German SS officer who is holding her prisoner as a spy (Chapter 1)

2. A hotel (Chapter 1)

3. February 1939 (Chapter 2)

4. 18 years old (Chapter 3)

5. Scottish (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. It begins with the geographical location where Verity wrote the entry, followed by the date when she wrote it and then Verity’s initials. In the case of Chapter 1, it is written in the (fictional) French city of Ormaie, on November 8, 1943; Verity’s initials, JB, stand for Julie Beaufort-Stuart. (Chapters 1-4)

Part 1, Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. The cook (Chapter 5)

2. Kerosene (Chapter 6)

3. Natzweiler-Struthof, a medical experimentation camp (Chapter 7)

4. Castle of Butchers (Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. Nacht und Nebel translates to “Night and Fog.” A Nacht und Nebel prisoner is in a precarious, dangerous position; it implies that, one day, Julie will simply disappear without a trace into the darkness and fog of war. (Chapter 6)

Part 1, Chapters 9-11

Reading Check

1. Sheet music from a Jewish flautist (Chapter 9)

2. A list of all the secret missions she performed after that day in September 1942 (

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