The Hiding Place – by Corrie ten Boom
Partnership 2013,
Nancy Bjorkman & Tanya Stewart / Chapters
5-9 / 56 points total

Vocabulary: (1 pt each)

Use each of the following words properly in a sentence. Look up the definition if you aren’t sure of its meaning.

  1. premonition
  2. tantalizing
  3. venture
  4. edict
  5. venerable
  6. relics
  7. aplomb
  8. subtle
  9. awestruck
  10. premature

Substitute each CAPITALIZED word in the sentences below with its synonym from this list: secret; charm; badge; distrustfully; paralyzed; loitered; group; accusing; sprawling; carefully; shaking; brainstorm

  1. Standing a few feet away, seemingly IMMOBILIZED by some terrible emotion, was old Katrien from Nollie’s house! ______
  2. LOLLING about the foyer, sniffing from time to time at my legs and hands, were three perfectly huge Doberman pinschers. ______
  3. Eusie had an INSPRIRATION. ______
  4. I fumbled with the lock and drew the door GINGERLYback. ______
  5. I glanced at his INSIGNIA. ______
  6. “What was that?” Otto whirled around SUSPICIOUSLY. ______
  7. I DAWDLED at the door as long as I dared; definitely his suspicions were aroused. ______
  8. I tried to imply CLANDESTINE dealings with a high occupation official. ______
  9. It had become a kind of TALISMAN for me, a safeguard against the terrors of prison. ______
  10. An elderly retired missionary was brought in, jaw QUIVERING with fear. ______
  11. He says we can flush INCRIMINATING papers if we shred them fine enough. ______
  12. A CONTINGENT of German soldiers seemed to be supplementing the regular police force. ______

Questions: (3 pts each)

  1. Why did Father turn off the radio midway through the Prime Minister’s message on the issue of war?
  2. What is an anti-Semite?
  3. What were some of the changes that Holland endured during the first few months after the German invasion?
  4. What was the National Socialist Bond (NSB)?
  5. Who introduced Corrie to the underground? How did this come about?
  6. What happened at Nollie’s house that so shocked old Katrien? Why was it so shocking to Katrien and Corrie?
  7. (5 pts) In this instance and others, Nollie refused to lie because of her conviction regarding God’s concern for truth. Corrie, however, sometimes lied because her conviction regarding God’s concern for life. Whose actions did God honor? What were the consequences of their actions?
  8. A conviction is a strong belief upon which life decisions may be based. With this in mind, do you lean toward Nollie’s conviction or Corrie’s? Why?
  9. What problem did Corrie have as she practiced being questioned by the Gestapo? Do you think this is ironic considering Corrie’s feelings about Nollies’ truthfulness? Explain?
  10. (5 pts) Early in Chapter 9, Corrie describes her prison bag as “a kind of talisman for me, a safeguard against the terrors of prison.” What do you think was the purpose for her having to leave behind the thing that she thought would protect her in prison?