Salt to the Sea

Pages 1-95

Reading Check

1. Her pregnancy (Pages 1-31)

2. Hannelore (Pages 1-31)

3. In an abandoned barn (Pages 1-31)

4. Wilhelm Gustloff (Pages 32-61)

5. Dr. Lange (Pages 32-61)

Short Answer

1. She tells Florian that she is a murderer. (Pages 32-61)

2. He has grandiose delusions about his contribution to the German army. His self-importance drives him to make dramatic claims about his role in “disinfecting the land.” (Various Pages)

3. Ingrid is blind and is considered inferior by Hitler. (Pages 62-95)

Pages 96-186

Reading Check

1. Behind organ pipes (Pages 96-126)

2. A tiny amber swan (Pages 96-126)

3. Ingrid (Pages 127-156)

4. Gotenhafen (Pages 127-156)

5. In a theater (Pages 127-156)

6. A glass butterfly (Pages 157-186)

Short Answer

1. They find farm animals and refugees looking for food and shelter. (Pages 127-156)

2. Florian is afraid his papers will not pass the inspection of the high-level officials, and his group will be captured and dispersed. (Pages 157-186)

3. Alfred’s mother reveals that Hannelore is neither his girlfriend nor his friend. (Pages 157-186)

4. Florian tells Joana he is deaf in one ear because of an explosion, and Joana tells Florian she signed a letter to the aristocrats in the mansion with her full name. Joana is worried she will be implicated in the deaths of the aristocrats. (Pages 157-186)

5. Joana agrees to help Alfred by working as a doctor on the ship if Alfred ensures the rest of her group is given passage on the boat. (Pages 157-186)

Pages 187-280

Reading Check

1. A fine specimen of the “master race” (Pages 187-218)

2. A blank boarding pass (Pages 187-218)

3. He has blisters on his hands. (Pages 219-249)

4. Hasana (Pages 219-249)

5. In the chimney (Pages 250-280)

Short Answer

1. The ship is named after Wilhelm Gustloff, a former Swiss Nazi Party leader who has been murdered. (Pages 187-218)

2. Florian’s father says that Florian should use his talent for more than just imitation. His father means that Florian shouldn’t waste his talent on duplicating artwork from other people but should use it to create original pieces. (Pages 187-218)

3. August’s mother gave Emilia to the Russian soldiers to be raped instead of August’s sister. (Pages 219-249)

4. He threatens to report the soldiers to the Nazi in charge. (Pages 250-280)

Pages 281-378

Reading Check

1. Her letter to the people in the mansion. (Pages 281-311)

2. Halinka (Pages 281-311)

3. She cuts his hair. (Pages 281-311)

4. Kiel (Pages 281-311)

5. Rips the bear’s eye out (Pages 312-342)

6. A torpedo (Pages 312-342)

Short Answer

1. Florian implicates Joana in his scheme by telling Koch she is assigned to him as his doctor. (Pages 281-311)

2. Joana tells Florian she accidentally caused the deportation of her cousin’s family, and she assumes they were later killed. (Pages 281-311)

3. Hannelore is Jewish. Alfred reported Hannelore’s father as a Jew but claimed Hannelore was part of the “master race.” (Pages 343-378)

4. At first, Alfred thinks Emilia has stolen his medal, but then he realizes she is Polish and attacks her. He falls into the water and drowns. (Pages 343-378)