ROAR Journal 4

Salma El-Behaedi
The Star of Kazan
Pages 120-160

5 Comments

1. Zed and Annika are getting to know more and more about each other's lives by talking everyday and they discover that although their lives have some differences they are also very muck alike.

2. Annika has been in Spittal for a week and is starting to experience anxiety problems because she is not used to being away from Vienna for such a long time.

3. Annika meets her cousin Gudrun who she can already tell she is going to dislike because Gudrun is exactly like Loremarie in many ways.

4. Frau Eldeltraut goes out with her sister Mathilda and suggest that Annika and Gudrun get to know each other but that does not work out.

5. Annika gets to ride Rocco and feels like she has gone back to her home place of Vienna.

6. The trunk that belonged to the deceased Egghart is taken to Ellie and Ellie tells the lawyer that Annika would have like it.

4 Questions

1. What significant symbolism does the trunk serve for Annika?

2. Did Annika ever consider the fact that the deceased Egghart may have not wanted the trunk to be kept in Annika's possession?

3. What tuning point in her life does Annika think serves as the most significant toward her future?

4. After getting introduced to her real family who does Annika think is more important, her old family composed of Ellie and Sigrid, or her real family that she just met?

5. Why did Eva Ibbotson make Loremarie's mom and Annika's birth mother so close in character when their daughters Loremarie and Annika are the complete opposite personalities?

6. What problems does Annika think she will encounter with the drastic change that she has had to make in her life?

3 Vocabulary Words

1. affidavit (page 160)
Definition: A sworn statement made under oath.

2. skein (page 143)
Definition: A flock of geese.

3. effervescence (page 150)
Definition: To show liveliness; to bubble or hiss.

2 Literary Techniques

1. Simile
Book Example: "... jammed together like a bundle of leeks..."( Page 159)

2. Hyperbole
Book Example: "...Sigrid had the sturdiest hands ever created..."( Page 159)

1 Sentence Overview

1. Annika is getting very home sick and unusual things start happening at the Professor's house causing a rise in tension for Annika and for the Professor's.